Chandgi Ram
Award Winner
1937 – 2010
Who was Chandgi Ram?
Chandgi Ram was an Indian wrestler who won a gold medal at 1970 Asian Games. He received both an Arjuna award and a Padma Shri. He participated in 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in 1937 in the Hisar district of state of Haryana. He later set up the akhara to train women wrestlers for international events. He was popularly known as Master Chandgi Ram. He died in New Delhi following a cardiac arrest on 29 June 2010. His daughter Sonika Kaliraman is also a wrestler and was the member of Doha Asian Game's Indian squad. Ram’s children, Sonika and Jagdish, a brother and sister are both among the best wrestlers in the nation.
⁕Biography and Olympic results
⁕Wrestling for fame
⁕Chandgi Ram's obituary
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- Born
- Nov 9, 1937
Hisar - Children
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 29, 2010
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on July 23, 2013
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