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Wrestling · India

Mukhtiar Singh

Captain Mukhtiar Singh (25 October 1943 – 19 November 2019), popularly known as Mukhiya, was an Indian wrestler. He was the first one to grab two gold medals for India in Commonwealth Games and also he won a bronze medal in the 1970 Asian Games. He served Indian Army for 26 years and retired as Hon.

Profile details

Born
20 Aug 1943
Birthplace
India
Country
India
Height
171 cm
Sport
Wrestling
Discipline
Combat
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

2 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1972 Summer Olympics
  • ·1968 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1968Competed at 1968 Summer Olympics
  2. 1972Competed at 1972 Summer Olympics

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About

Captain Mukhtiar Singh (25 October 1943 – 19 November 2019), popularly known as Mukhiya, was an Indian wrestler. He was the first one to grab two gold medals for India in Commonwealth Games and also he won a bronze medal in the 1970 Asian Games. He served Indian Army for 26 years and retired as Hon.

Biography adapted from Mukhtiar Singh on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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