India's Olympic medal-winning wrestlers in images

Updated On Jul 12, 2024 06:04 PM IST

Seven Olympic medals have come India's way from the wrestling mat, the second most after hockey.

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India's medal tally at the Olympics is dominated by men's hockey while wrestling has been the productive sport among the non-team events. Indian grapplers have won seven medals on the mat, six of which have come since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.(AFP)

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India's medal tally at the Olympics is dominated by men's hockey while wrestling has been the productive sport among the non-team events. Indian grapplers have won seven medals on the mat, six of which have come since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.(AFP)

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KD Jadhav is the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal, thus bringing India's first Games medal in a sport other than hockey. He is also thus the first individual medallists in the country's independent hosty. Jadhav competed in the bantamweight freestyle category at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and won bronze. (Olympics)

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KD Jadhav is the first Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal, thus bringing India's first Games medal in a sport other than hockey. He is also thus the first individual medallists in the country's independent hosty. Jadhav competed in the bantamweight freestyle category at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and won bronze. (Olympics)

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The next wrestling medal then came over half a century later in 2008 with Sushil Kumar winning bronze in men's 66kg freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. Sushil then won the 66kg silver at London 2012, thus becoming the first Indian to win individual medals at consecutive Olympics. (PTI)

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The next wrestling medal then came over half a century later in 2008 with Sushil Kumar winning bronze in men's 66kg freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. Sushil then won the 66kg silver at London 2012, thus becoming the first Indian to win individual medals at consecutive Olympics. (PTI)

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Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt fought back from the brink to clinch a bronze medal at the London Olympics, after narrowly missing out in Beijing four years ago. He thus became the third wrestler after Sushil and Jadhav to win an Olympic medal.

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Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt fought back from the brink to clinch a bronze medal at the London Olympics, after narrowly missing out in Beijing four years ago. He thus became the third wrestler after Sushil and Jadhav to win an Olympic medal.

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Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal at Rio 2016. Sakshi was an underdog in the field and she ended up being the athlete who broke India's medal drought at the Rio Olympics. She beat Mongolia’s Purevdorjin Orkhon, who became world champion the following year, and Asian champion Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan, who became world champion in 2019, to script history.(Getty Images)

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Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal at Rio 2016. Sakshi was an underdog in the field and she ended up being the athlete who broke India's medal drought at the Rio Olympics. She beat Mongolia’s Purevdorjin Orkhon, who became world champion the following year, and Asian champion Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan, who became world champion in 2019, to script history.(Getty Images)

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Bajrang Punia won bronze in men's freestyle 65kg at the Tokyo Olympics, which was considered a bit of a surprise as he was considered among the favourites to win gold going into the Games.(REUTERS)

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Bajrang Punia won bronze in men's freestyle 65kg at the Tokyo Olympics, which was considered a bit of a surprise as he was considered among the favourites to win gold going into the Games.(REUTERS)

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Ravi Dahiya won silver in men's freestyle 57kg at the Tokyo Olympics. His immediate reaction after the achievement was that he was disappointed he didn't win  gold,. Both Ravi and Bajrang won't have a chance to improve on their medals though as they have failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

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Ravi Dahiya won silver in men's freestyle 57kg at the Tokyo Olympics. His immediate reaction after the achievement was that he was disappointed he didn't win gold,. Both Ravi and Bajrang won't have a chance to improve on their medals though as they have failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

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