Bishambar Singh

Bishambar singh
Personal information
Born1 October 1940
Bahipur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Died2004 (aged 63–64)
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubIndian Railways
Medal record
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 New Delhi –57 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston –57 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok –57 kg

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 medal at the world championships, he is the 1st Indian who won the Silver medal in world wrestling championship. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions with the best result of sixth place in freestyle in 1964. The same year he received the Arjuna Award.[2] He should not be confused with fellow wrestlers Bhim Singh and Bishwanath Singh who competed in the same period, but in heavyweight categories.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bishambar Singh. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Manish Tiwari. Wrestler Bishamber Singh. indianexpress.com
  3. ^ Singh, Bishambar (IND). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ^ COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS – WRESTLING. gbrathletics.com


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