 Chandgi Ram in 1969 | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Chandgi Ram Kaliraman | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1937 Sisai village, Hisar, British India (now in Sisai village, Hisar district, Haryana, India) | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2010 (aged 72)[1] Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Website | masterchandgiram | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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Chandgi Ram Kaliraman (9 November 1937 – 29 June 2010), often referred to as Master Chandgi Ram, was a freestyle wrestler from India. He won gold medal in the 1970 Asian Games and represented India in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Along with amateur wrestling, he was very active in the traditional Indian wrestling, where he had won all major titles, including Hind Kesari, Bharat Kesari, Bharat Bhim, Rustom-e-Hind and Maha Bharat Kesari.
He is remembered for the work that he has done for the introduction, acceptance and popularisation of the women's wrestling in India. Some of his trainees went on to become prominent women's wrestling coaches of the country.
In 1969, Government of India (GoI) conferred the Arjuna Award on him for his achievements in the tradition wrestling. And two years later, he was conferred with the country's fourth highest civilian award – Padma Shri.
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