Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling?
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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Answer
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. He won the bronze medal in the lightweight freestyle wrestling category at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Jadhav was born in a small village in Maharashtra, India, and began wrestling at an early age. He was a natural athlete and quickly rose through the ranks of the sport.
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