List of Pehlwani wrestlers
Introduction This is a list of '''Pehlwani wrestlers''' who played in Olympics, Asian Games and State level Kesari tournaments.
Olympic Freestyle Wrestlers * Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav – 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, 1948 Olympics 6th place* Mohammad Bashir – 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, 3-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, 4-time Asian Games medalist
Asian Games Freestyle Wrestlers Bhim singh bhati – 1966 Commonwealth Gold medalist in 100 kg* Chandgiram – 1970 Asian Games gold medalist* Bharat Kesari Gama Pehalwan – Asian Games medalist
Other prominent South Asian wrestlers * Krishan Kumar Bhaprodia – Olympic participant, Hind Kesari 1986, Rustam-e-Hind, 3 Times National Champion, 3 Times Army Service Champion, Jawahar Kesari* * Pandit Brahmdev Mishra – Lion of India, who defeated World Champion Dara Singh within few minutes in Kolkata* Pandit Ram Narayan Mishra – Lion of Uttar Pradesh* Akram Pahalwan – son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan* Aslam Pahlwan – also trained by Mama Moti Singh* Bholu Brothers – illustrious Pehlwan Brothers (Bholu, Aslam, Goga, Akram and Azam)* Mehar din pahlwan – Rustam-e-Hind, a great wrestler openly challenged all so called top wrestlers of his time and openly double challenged Chandgi Ram and Dara Singh* Mangla Rai – Rustam-e-Hind* Goga Pahalwan – son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan* Great Gama* Jaspal Singh Virk – wrestling Legend in India* Gulam – accompanied the late Pandit Motilal Nehru to Paris in 1900 and defeated Cour-Derelli of Turkey* Guru Hanuman – wrestler and coach* Karim Bux – first wrestler to get into world headlines, when he defeated Tom Canon of England in 1892* Kikkar Singh – Dev-e-Hind, known for his phenomenal chest and body* Maruti Mane – Jakarta King 1962-1972* Premnath Wrestler – Guru Premnath, Arjun Awardee 1972* Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler) – (Dhyan chand Awardee & Yash Bharti Award)* Ramesh Kumar* Uday Chand – Bronze Medalist World Wrestling championship* Gama Pehalwan – Bharat Kesari and National Champion
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