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

• 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).
• Dara Singh - Rustam-e-Hind, a great wrestler and actor
• Gobar Goho - defeated the legendary hook wrestler Ad Santel in San Francisco in 1922 and became the world champion.
• Hansi Rudrappa Pahalwan - Famous wrestler in Karnataka[1975-1985].
• 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