List of Pehlwani wrestlers
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 100kg
- Chandgiram - 1970 Asian Games gold medalist.
Other prominent Indian wrestlers
- 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.
- Gulam – accompanied the late Pandit Motilal Nehru to Paris in 1900 and defeated Cour-Derelli of Turkey.
- Guru Hanuman, wrestler and coach.
- 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.
- Maruti Mane Jakarta King 1962-1972
- Prem Nath
- Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler) (Dhyan chand Awardee & Yash Bharti Award).
- Ramesh Kumar
- Uday Chand - Bronze Medalist World Wrestling championship
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