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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, OLY (15 January 1926 – 14 August 1984) was an Indian freestyle wrestler. He is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal in the Olympics. [5]
Jul 22, 2020 · KD Jadhav died in 1984 in a motorcycle road accident and was posthumously awarded the Arjuna Award in 2001. The wrestling ring at the IGI arena was named the ‘KD Jadhav Stadium’ to honour him during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- Early Struggle
- First Major Success
- Did Not Get Due Recognition
Many Indian athletes have done the nation proud over so many years. Let us remember those unsung heroes of Indian sports, who despite having a remarkable time as an athlete, failed to get their deserved recognition later on in their lives and were forced to go into oblivion. KD Jadhav suffered because of nepotism and nearly missed the Olympics beca...
Starting his wrestling career in 1948, he first broke into lime-light at the 1948 London Olympics when he finished 6th in the flyweight category. He was the first Indian to achieve such a high a position in the individual category until 1948. Despite being alien to wrestling on a mat as well as under international rules of wrestling, Jadhav’s 6th p...
In 1955, he joined the police force as a sub-inspector where he won several competitions held within the Police department and also performed National duties as a sports instructor. Despite serving the police department for twenty-seven years and retiring as an Asst. Police Commissioner, Jadhav had to fight for pension later on in his life. For yea...
Jul 3, 2021 · Jadhav died in a road accident in 1984, and over the years, Ranjit has approached various ministries to mark July 23 — the wrestler’s birth date — in honour of his late father, but so...
Jul 17, 2024 · Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won India’s first individual Olympic medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. KD Jadhav put Indian wrestling on the world map and was independent India's first sporting hero.
- Sports, Olympics
KD Jadhav was the pioneer of the art of outwitting his opponents. In many ways, Jadhav revolutionized modern Indian wrestling by introducing the notion of agility and steadfastness in young wrestlers.
Jul 30, 2016 · KD Jadhav. While the generation who watched Jadhav keep his tryst with glory has passed away, the village still holds on to the memories of its heroes. Ninety-five-year-old Ganpati Parsu Jadhav’s memory may let him down on most days, but his childhood friend’s name brings a sparkle in his eyes and a broad smile on his wrinkled face.
