Udey Chand
| Udey Chand | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1935 Jandli, Hisar District, Haryana[1] |
| Occupation | Sports wrestler, wrestling coach |
| Height | 5'9" (175 cm) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  India |
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| Men's Freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| FILA Wrestling World Championships | ||
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1961 Yokohama | Freestyle |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1970 Edinburgh | Lightweight |
| Asian Games | ||
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1962 Jakarta | Men's Freestyle 70kg |
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1962 Jakarta | Men's Greco-Roman 70 kg |
|
1966 Bangkok | Men's Freestyle |
Udey Chand (born June 25, 1935) is a retired Indian wrestler and wrestling coach who was the first individual world championship medal winner from independent India.
He was awarded the first Arjuna Award in wrestling in 1961, by Government of India.[2]
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Early life
He was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli Village of Hisar District and currently resides in Hisar.[3]
Career
He started his career with the Indian Army. He created history by winning a Bronze Medal in Light Weight (67 kg) Freestyle at 1961 World Wrestling Championships at Yokohama.[4][5][6] During his bout against the eventual world champion Mahamed-Ali Sanatkaran he was particularly unlucky as referees judged his throwing down of the opponent outside the area and the bout ended in a 1-1 draw.[7] For his achievements he was conferred the first Arjuna Award in wrestling in 1961 by President of India,.[2]
He participated in three Olympic Games namely Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968 and finished with a creditable 6th Rank in Mexico City.[8]
He took part twice in Asian Games winning two silver medals in 70 kg Freestyle as well as 70 kg Greco-Roman at 1962 Asian Games Jakarta and won a bronze medal in 70 kg Freestyle at 1966 Asian Games Bangkok. In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships i.e. Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970. He signed off his glittering career with a befitting gold medal at 1970 British Commonwealth Games held at Edinburgh, Scotland.[9]
He remained an undisputed national champion in India from 1958 to 1970.[citation needed]
Later life
After retiring from Indian Army he joined Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.[citation needed]
Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arjun Award Winners for "Wrestling", Ministry of Youth Welfare & Sports, Government of India Official Website
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- ↑ [1], FILA Official Database .
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- ↑ Preobrazensky, Sergei Wrestling is a Man's Game Progress Publishers Moscow, 1981, P. 11.
- ↑ Udey Chand Biography sports-reference.com
- ↑ Medal tally by sport, Commonwealth Games Federation Official Website
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- Indian sport wrestlers
- 1935 births
- Living people
- People from Hisar district
- Indian wrestling coaches
- Olympic wrestlers of India
- Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Male sport wrestlers
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Wrestlers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Indian Army personnel
- Sportspeople from Haryana
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 1966 Asian Games
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
