Prem Nath (1 July 1951 – 1 June 2015) was an Indian

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wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1974

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. He was a President's Medal-winning retired

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official and was known for his efforts to popularise wrestling in Delhi.

Personal life

Prem Nath was trained by coach

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. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Career

* 1976 He took over an akhara (established by Guru Baijnath in 1948) in the

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area, and ran it for a long time before handing it over to his son Vikram Kumar Sonkar, a current India coach, in 2004. It is now known as the ''Guru Prem Nath Akhara''. * 1974, He won a

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in the 57 kg category at the

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in New Zealand. * 1972, He was given the

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by the

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in 1972. * He showed a great performance in 1972

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and finished in fourth place in the freestyle

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category.

References

External links

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Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling. Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Medal table Participating natio ...

List of Arjun Award Winner

Arjuna Awards - Sports Authority Of India - pdf
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nath, Prem 1955 births 2015 deaths Indian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for India Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Wrestlers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Indian male professional wrestlers Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games