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Labhanshu Sharma
Labhanshu Sharma is an Indian wrestler, world peace activist and winner of gold medals in Asian International Games and Indo Nepal International Wrestling Tournament held in Sri Lanka and Nepal. He also received the National Bravery Award from the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, in 2015 after saving two individuals from drowning in river Ganga in Rishikesh.
Lalita Sehrawat
Lalita Sehrawat (born 14 June 1994) is an Indian wrestler. She represented India in the women's freestyle 53 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in which she won the silver medal.
Lila Ram
Lila Ram Sangwan (30 November 1930 – 11 October 2003) was an Indian wrestler from Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana, who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight (100 kg) category in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Lila Ram competed in the freestyle wrestling in heavyweight and superheavyweight categories at the national as well as international level.
Madho Singh
Madho Singh (1 July 1929 – 2006) was an Indian wrestler. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Maha Singh Rao
Maha Singh Rao (born 1 July 1958) is an Indian wrestler and wrestling coach from Chirawa, Rajasthan. In 2006, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award, the highest award in India for athletic coaching.
Mahabir Singh
Mahabir Singh (born 1 September 1964) is an Indian wrestler. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Mahavir Singh Phogat
Mahavir Singh Phogat is an Indian amateur wrestler, senior Olympics coach and politician. He is the trainer and father of the Phogat sisters. The Hindi biographical film Dangal is loosely based on his life.
Malwa Singh
Malwa Singh (20 March 1946 – 27 April 1990) was an Indian wrestler who competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Mangla Rai
Mahamalla Babu Mangla Rai (October 1916 – June 1976) also known as "Rustam-e-Hind and Hind Kesari Mangla Rai"was the ring-name of Mangla Rai.
Manisha
Manisha Bhanwala (born 10 February 1997) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won gold in the 62 kg category at the 2025 Asian Championships and in the 60 kg category at the 2016 South Asian Games.
Mansi Ahlawat
Mansi Ahlawat is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She was part of the Indian wrestling team in the 2022 Asian Games.
Maruti Mane
Maruti Mane (10 August 1938 – 27 July 2010) was an Indian former wrestler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Mane had a glorious run as a wrestler between 1962 and 1972 and did exceedingly well for the country in major championships. In the 1970 Commonwealth Games, he won silver in the unlimited freestyle event.
Mausam Khatri
Mausam Khatri (born 10 December 1990) is a freestyle wrestler from India. He was a bronze medallist in the 2010 Asian Games. He has also been Commonwealth champion twice, along with being the winner of gold medal in the 2016 South Asian Games.
Mohan Patil
Mohan Ramchandra Patil (born 20 January 1968) is an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 62 kg at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Mohit Grewal
Mohit Grewal (born 20 December 1999) is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the 125 kg category. He won a bronze medal in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Mukesh Khatri
Mukesh Khatri (born October 8, 1982 in Madhya Pradesh) is a retired amateur Indian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He represented his nation India at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and then scored a bronze medal in the 55-kg division at the 2005 Asian Wrestling Championships in Wuhan, China. Khatri also served as a member of and trained for Sonkar Wrestling Club in Delhi, under his coach and mentor R.P.
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.
Naresh Kumar
Naresh Kumar (born 17 November 1965) is an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Narsingh Pancham Yadav
Narsingh Pancham Yadav (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian wrestler. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category. He was banned for 4 years and barred from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed against the decision of the National Anti-Doping Agency to allow him to compete even after he failed a doping test by testing positive for anabolic steroids.
Naveen Malik
Naveen Malik (born 21 November 2002) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg. He defeated Muhammad Sharif Tahir of Pakistan in the finals with score 9-0.
Navjot Kaur
Navjot Kaur (born 10 February 1990) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She is the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Championships gold medal.
Neha Rathi
Neha Rathi is an Indian wrestler. She was born in Bhaproda village district Jhajjar, Haryana. She is the daughter of Arjuna award-winner Jagroop Singh Rathi.
Nirmala Devi
Nirmala Devi (born 26 June 1984) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was born to Ishwar Singh and Kitabo Devi.
Palwinder Singh Cheema
Palwinder Singh Cheema (born 11 November 1982 in Patiala, Punjab) is a retired amateur Indian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. Considered one of India's top wrestlers in his decade, Cheema has claimed the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, scored two bronze in the 120-kg division at the Asian Games (2002 and 2006), and also represented his nation India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Cheema trained full-time for NIS Patiala Wrestling Club under his coach and father Sukhchain Singh Cheema.
Pappu Jadav
Pappu Yadav (born 25 February 1974) is an Indian wrestler. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the 1993 Asian Wrestling Championships.
Parveen Rana
Parveen Rana (born 12 November 1992) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He gained recognition after winning a gold medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games in 2008. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 79 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.
Pawan Kumar
Pawan Kumar (born 16 October 1993), is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 86 kg weight class in which he won the bronze medal. He also represented India at the 2014 Asian Games in the 86 kg weight class.
Pooja Dhanda
Pooja Dhanda (born 1 January 1994) is an Indian wrestler from Budana village of Hisar district in Haryana, who won Bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships at Budapest in 57 kg weight class. She won Silver medals at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast in 60 kg and 57 kg category respectively. The grappler also won a Bronze at the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championship.
Pooja Gehlot
Pooja Gehlot (born 15 March 1997) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won the bronze medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. She also won a silver medal at the 2019 U23 World Wrestling Championships in the 53 kg category.
Pooja Pooja
Pooja Sihag (born 17 July 1997) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Premnath Wrestler
Prem Nath (1 July 1951 – 1 June 2015) was an Indian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Christchurch. He was a President's Medal-winning retired Delhi Police official and was known for his efforts to popularise wrestling in Delhi.
Priyanka Phogat
Priyanka Phogat (born 12 May 1993) is an Indian female wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships.
Rahul Balasaheb Aware
Rahul Balasaheb Aware is an Indian male freestyle wrestler who competes in the men's freestyle 57 kg category. He won the gold medal in the 57 kg division at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He was a student of the late Olympian Harishchandra Birajdar.
Rajender Kumar
Rajender Kumar (born 1985) is an Indian wrestler. He beat Pakistan's Azhar Hussain in the Commonwealth Games Delhi.
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar (born 15 September 1969) is an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 48 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Rajinder Singh
Rajinder Singh (born 1 August 1954) is an Indian former wrestler and policeman. He won the gold medal in the 74 kg weight category at the 1978 Asian Games. He also won gold medals at the 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Rajiv Tomar
Rajiv Tomar (born 31 December 1980) is an Indian wrestler. He represented India in the men's freestyle 120 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but lost to Steve Mocco of United States in qualifications. He is from Malakpur in Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh.
Ramesh Kumar
Ramesh Kumar is an Indian wrestler, who the bronze medal in the Men's 74kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2009 Wrestling World Championship in Herning, Denmark.
Randhawa
Sardar Singh Randhawa, popularly known as Randhawa (1933 – 21 October 2013), was an Indian professional wrestler and actor. He was the younger brother of wrestler and actor Dara Singh.
Rashid Anwar
Rashid Mian Anwar (12 April 1910 – 1983) was an Indian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he competed in the Freestyle welterweight tournament. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the freestyle welterweight class.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Ravi Kumar Dahiya (born 12 December 1997), also known as Ravi Kumar or Ravi Dahiya, is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg category. Dahiya is also a bronze medallist from 2019 World Wrestling Championships and a three-time Asian champion. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, he won the gold medal in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling category.
Ravinder Khatri
Ravinder Khatri (born 15 May 1992) is an Indian Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 85 kg category.
Ravinder Singh
Ravinder Singh Sangwan (born 3 September 1982) is an Indian Greco-Roman wrestler. Singh has won 15 national championships and gold medals in the 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold in the Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg wrestling category.
Reetika Hooda
Reetika Hooda (born 31 August 2002) is an Indian freestyle wrestler.
Ritu Phogat
Ritu Kumari Phogat (born 2 May 1994) is an Indian mixed martial artist who competed in the Atomweight division of ONE Championship. She is also a female wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.
Rohtas Singh
Rohtas Dahiya Singh (born 2 July 1960) is an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He received Arjun Award in 1998.
Sajjan Singh
Sajjan Singh (born 24 April 1932) is an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle light heavyweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Sandeep Kumar
Sandeep Kumar (born 1 April 1983 in Lakhan Kalan, Punjab, India) is an amateur Indian-born Australian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. Kumar moved to Melbourne, Australia permanently in 2004 to pursue more opportunities in the sport of wrestling, and was officially granted citizenship three years later. He also worked as a taxi driver in order to raise funds for his trip to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.