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
Bhim singh bhati – 1966 Commonwealth Gold medalist in 100 kg
 * Chandgiram – 1970 Asian Games gold medalist
 * Bharat Kesari Gama Pehalwan – Asian Games medalist

Other prominent South Asian wrestlers

 * Krishan Kumar Bhaprodia – Olympic participant, Hind Kesari 1986, Rustam-e-Hind, 3 Times National Champion, 3 Times Army Service Champion, Jawahar Kesari *
 * Pandit Brahmdev Mishra – Lion of India, who defeated World Champion Dara Singh within few minutes in Kolkata
 * Pandit Ram Narayan Mishra – Lion of Uttar Pradesh
 * 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)
 * Mehar din pahlwan – Rustam-e-Hind, a great wrestler openly challenged all so called top wrestlers of his time and openly double challenged Chandgi Ram and Dara Singh
 * Mangla Rai – Rustam-e-Hind
 * Goga Pahalwan – son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan
 * Great Gama
 * Jaspal Singh Virk – wrestling Legend in India
 * Gulam – accompanied the late Pandit Motilal Nehru to Paris in 1900 and defeated Cour-Derelli of Turkey
 * Guru Hanuman – wrestler and coach
 * Karim Bux – 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
 * Premnath Wrestler – Guru Premnath, Arjun Awardee 1972
 * Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler) – (Dhyan chand Awardee & Yash Bharti Award)
 * Ramesh Kumar
 * Uday Chand – Bronze Medalist World Wrestling championship
 * Gama Pehalwan – Bharat Kesari and National Champion