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Who won the first wrestling medal for India in Olympics?

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  • Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav

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Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav is the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. He won the bronze medal in men's middleweight freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Jadhav was born in a small village in Maharashtra, India, and began wrestling at a young age. He was a natural athlete and quickly rose through the ranks of the sport.
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