List of Pehlwani wrestlers
This is a list of Pehlwani wrestlers who played in Olympics, Asian Games and State level Kesari tournamnets.
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
- Chandgiram - 1970 Asian Games gold medalist.
Other prominent Indian wrestlers
- Akram Pahalwan - Son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan.
- Annop Gurjar - Winner SFL-1 and SFL-2 Famous as "Gujjar Tank".
- Anuj Chaudhary - Laxman award (the highest state award in sports) in 2001 and the Arjuna award in 2005. Now Anuj is serving in U P Police as Deputy SP.
- Aslam Pahlwan - Also trained by Mama Moti Singh.
- Azam Pahalwan - Son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan.
- Bhagat Singh (World Youth Wrestling Champion)
- Bhim Singh Bhati (Arjun Awardee)
- Bholu Brothers - Illustrious Pehlwan Brothers (Bholu, Aslam, Goga, Akram and Azam).
- Bholu – eldest son of Imam Baksh Pehlwan and the eldest among the Pehlwan Brothers.
- Buddhan Pehalwan (Sayyed Iqbal Hussain), Great wrestler, Never defected by anyone till his sudden death due to liver problem. Lived in Town Jansath, Muzzafarnagar, U. P.
- Chander Tikait (Haryana Kesari)
- Chaudhary Shispal Bhidhuri (International Wrestler)
- Dara Singh - Rustam-e-Hind, a great wrestler and actor
- Dataram Baisla (Haryana Kesari & Bharat Kesari)
- Gobar Goho - defeated the legendary hook wrestler Ad Santel in San Francisco in 1922 and became the world champion.
- Goga Pahalwan - Son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan.
- Great Gama.
- Gulam – accompanied the late Pandit Motilal Nehru to Paris in 1900 and defeated Cour-Derelli of Turkey.
- Guru Hanuman, wrestler and coach.
- Imam Baksh Pehlwan
- Jaggan Singh Gujjar (Kalu) (All India Police Champion)
- Jai Prakash Gujjar(Olympian and Hind Kesari)
- Jaspal Singh Virk coach and wrestler across the nation and Pakistan .
- Jassu Dagar (SAF Games Champion)
- Karim Bux - was the 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.
- Mangla Rai, Rustam E Hind
- Maruti Mane Jakarta King 1962-1972
- Mukhtiar Singh (Olympian and Arjun Awardee)
- Mushtaq Pehalwan - son of the wrestling legend Muhammad Hussain.
- Naresh Kumar yadav (International Wrestler)
- Netrapal Goswami (International Wrestler)
- Nishant Rajpoot (Bharat Kesari and International Wrestler)
- Prem Nath
- Rajinder Singh (Asian Games Champion)
- Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler) (Dhyan chand Awardee & Yash Bharti Award).
- Ramesh Kasana (International Wrestler)
- Ramesh Kumar
- Ratan Gujjar (6 Times Rajasthan Kesari)
- Saurabh Singh Gurjar, arm wrestler of 110 kg
- Shiv Kumar Deldh (Delhi Kesari)
- Shivale Chaturvedi (National Champion, U.P. Kesari, Mahapor Kesari, Jawahar Kesari)
- Uday Chand - Bronze Medalist World Wrestling championship
- Varun Mandar Gurjar Bali, uttar pradesh Kesari- 2010, BHARAT Kesari - 2012
- Varun Mandar Wrestler, Australia opens
- Vedpal Bidhuri (Vedu)-(National Champion and jawahr Kesari)
- Veer pal Malik (Delhi Kesari)
- Vijay Kumar gold medalist in world wrestling championship and silver medal in 1988
- Vikram Baisla (Hind Kesari)
- Vinod Kumar Baisla (Hind Kesari & U.P.Kesari)
- Vishwanath Singh (Commonwealth Champion)
- Yogesh Bhati, wrestler, 100 kg Bronze champion
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