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  1. Jun 24, 2024 · A village hero. In 1952, at the Helsinki Games in Finland, Khashaba Dadasaheb, better known as K D Jadhav from Maharashtra, won a bronze medal, becoming independent India's first Olympic medallist in an individual sport. However, unlike today, when Jadhav returned home, there was no fanfare, no media glare, no celebration and no pay-cheque from ...

  2. 1 day ago · KD Jadhav became India's first individual Olympic medallist (post-independence) by winning bronze in the men's freestyle bantamweight category at the 1952 Helsinki Games. Despite struggling to secure funds for his Olympic journey, Jadhav's hard work paid off as he excelled on the world stage.

  3. Jun 18, 2024 · Story of independent's India's first Olympic medallist, K.D. Jadhav, 52 kg wresting freestyle event bronze medallist.

  4. Helsinki 1952 - KD Jadhav makes history. The 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland marked another important milestone for India. While the men's hockey team won their fifth consecutive gold, wrestler ...

  5. Jun 27, 2024 · Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, India's first individual Olympic medalist, won a wrestling bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Games. Read about his journey and the impact he had on Indian sports.

  6. Two of her aunts were also in the IAS: Asha Atri in Punjab and Rani Jadhav, who retired as chairperson of the Mumbai Port Authority. Her uncle A K D Jadhav was additional chief secretary (home) in ...

  7. Hockey would be the only sport where India would get its medals at the Olympics for a number of years until the 1952 Olympics, when wrestler KD Jadhav won bronze and thus became the first ...