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Bishwanath Singh (died 1999) was an Indian heavyweight freestyle wrestler and Indian Army servicemember. In 1966 he won a silver medal at the Asian Games and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games. He also won silver medals at the 1970 and 1974 Commonwealth Games. He should not be confused with fellow wrestlers
Bishambar Singh Bishambar Singh (also Bishamber, 1 October 1940 – 2004) is a retired Indian bantamweight wrestler. In 1966 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the Asian Games, both in freestyle wrestling. Next year he won a silver me ...
and Bhim Singh who competed in the same period, but in different weight categories. He was born in a village called Dumrahar (Near Darauli) in
Siwan, Bihar Siwan is a city and nagar parishad in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Siwan district and one of the urban settlements out of three in the district. It is located close to Uttar Pradesh. History The Siwan ...
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Year of birth missing Indian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1966 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling People from Siwan, Bihar 1999 deaths Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{India-martialart-bio-stub