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List of Pehlwani wrestlers

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This is a list of Pehlwani wrestlers who played in Olympics, Asian Games and State level Kesari tournaments.

Olympic Freestyle Wrestlers

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  • 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

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Bhim singh bhati – 1966 Commonwealth Gold medalist in 100 kg

Other prominent South Asian wrestlers

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References

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  1. ^ "Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family, Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "Hindi News: Dronacharya avardi capt chandupur dies | द्रोणाचार्य अवॉर्डी कैप्टन चांदरूप का निधन - Navbharat Times Hindi Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ^ Pehlwani