Jatindra Charan Guho

Jatindra Charan Guha
Bust of Gobar Guha in Azad Hind Bagh
Birth nameJatindra Charan Guha
Born(1892-03-13)13 March 1892
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died2 January 1972(1972-01-02) (aged 79)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Professional wrestling career
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight290 lb (132 kg)
Trained byAmbika Charan Guha
Khetra Charan Guha
Ram Charan Guha
Kholsa Chaubey
Rahmani Pehlwan
Debut1910
Retired1944

Jatindra Charan Guha (13 March 1892 – 2 January 1972), popularly known by his ring name Gobar Guha,[1] was an Indian professional wrestler trained in pehlwani wrestling. Guha spent most of his career wrestling internationally,[2] defeating champion wrestlers Wladek Zbyszko, Renato Gardini, Ad Santel, and Joe Stecher.[3] By defeating Santel, he became the first Asian to win a World Wrestling Championship in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ Tadié, Mangan & Chaudhuri 2016, p. 52.
  3. ^ Tadié, Alexis; Mangan, J.A.; Chaudhuri, Supriya (8 April 2016). Sport, Literature, Society: Cultural Historical Studies (Reprint ed.). Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 978-1134920242.
  4. ^ "Wrestler Gobor Goho defeated world champions but British refused him 'John Bull Belt'". Get Bengal. Retrieved 1 July 2023.