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This is a list of '''[[Pehlwani]] wrestlers''' who played in Olympics, Asian Games and State level Kesari tournaments.<br />
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==Olympic Freestyle Wrestlers==<br />
* [[Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav]] - 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, 1948 Olympics 6th place<br />
* [[Mohammad Bashir]] - 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, 3-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, 4-time Asian Games medalist<br />
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==Asian Games Freestyle Wrestlers==<br />
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Bhim singh bhati - 1966 Commonwealth Gold medalist in 100&nbsp;kg<br />
* [[Chandgiram]] - 1970 [[Asian Games]] gold medalist<br />
*[https://www.facebook.com/bharatkesarigamapahalwan/ Bharat Kesari Gama Pehalwan]- Asian Games medalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/bharatkesarigamapahalwan/|title=Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family, Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref><br />
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==Other prominent South Asian wrestlers==<br />
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*[[Krishan Kumar Bhaprodia - Olympic participant, Bharat Kesari 1986, Rustam-e-Hind, 3 Times National Champion, 3 Times Army Service Champion, Jawahar Kesari]]<ref>https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/chandigarh/dronacharya-avardi-capt-chandupur-dies/articleshow/58500739.cms</ref><ref>[[Pehlwani]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=February 2018}}* [[Pandit Brahmdev Mishra]] - Lion of India, who defeated World Champion Dara Singh within few minutes in Kolkata<br />
* [[ Pandit Ram Narayan Mishra]] - Lion of Uttar Pradesh<br />
* [[Akram Pahalwan]] - son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan<br />
* [[Aslam Pahlwan]] - also trained by Mama Moti Singh<br />
* [[Bholu Brothers]] - illustrious Pehlwan Brothers (Bholu, Aslam, Goga, Akram and Azam)<br />
* [[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<br />
* [[Mangla Rai]] - Rustam-e-Hind<br />
* [[Goga Pahalwan]] - son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan<br />
* [[Great Gama (wrestler)|Great Gama]]<br />
* [[Jaspal Singh Virk]] - wrestling Legend in India<br />
* [[Gulam]] - accompanied the late [[Pandit Motilal Nehru]] to Paris in 1900 and defeated Cour-Derelli of Turkey<br />
* [[Guru Hanuman]] - wrestler and coach<br />
* [[Karim Bux]] - first wrestler to get into world headlines, when he defeated Tom Canon of England in 1892<br />
* [[Kikkar Singh]] - Dev-e-Hind, known for his phenomenal chest and body<br />
* [[Maruti Mane]] - Jakarta King 1962-1972<br />
* [[Premnath Wrestler]] - Guru Premnath, Arjun Awardee 1972<br />
* [[Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler)]] - (Dhyan chand Awardee & Yash Bharti Award)<br />
* [[Ramesh Kumar (wrestler)|Ramesh Kumar]]<br />
* [[Uday Chand]] - Bronze Medalist World Wrestling championship<br />
* [[Gama Pehalwan]] - Bharat Kesari and National Champion{{div col end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:India sport-related lists|Pehlwani wrestlers]]<br />
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