# List of National Sports Award recipients in wrestling

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020, a total of eighty-eight individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in wrestling. The four awards presented in wrestling are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.
First presented in the year 1961, a total of fifty-six individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with three individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 1985, a total of fifteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in wrestling for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with four coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 2009, a total of six sportspersons have been honoured with the Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2005, a total of twelve retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over." One awardee K. D. Jadhav was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously for lifetime contribution in the year 2000.

## Recipients

Key :
| + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour | # Indicates a posthumous honour |
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender :
| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
| 2009 | Sushil Kumar | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2012 | Yogeshwar Dutt | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2016 | Sakshi Malik | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 2019 | Bajrang Punia | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2020 | Vinesh Phogat | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 2021 | Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna | Male |
| 1961 | Udey Chand | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1962 | Malwa Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1963 | Ganpatrao Andhalkar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1964 | Bishambar Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1966 | Bhim Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1967 | Mukhtiar Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1969 | Chandgi Ram | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1970 | Sudesh Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1972 | Prem Nath | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1973 | Jagroop Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1974 | Satpal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1978–1979 | Rajinder Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1980–1981 | Jagmander Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1982 | Kartar Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1985 | Mahabir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1987 | Subhash Verma | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1988 | Rajesh Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1989 | Satyawan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1990 | Ombir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1992 | Pappu Yadav | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1993 | Ashok Kumar Garg | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | Sanjay Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | Jagdish Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Kaka Pawar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Rohtas Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Ashok Kumar $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | K. D. Jadhav$^#$ $^+$ | Arjuna Award $^+$ | Male |
| 2000 | Naresh Kumar $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Kripa Shankar Patel | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Randhir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2001 | Ramesh Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Palwinder Singh Cheema | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Sujeet Mann | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2003 | Shokinder Tomar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2004 | Anuj Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2005 | Sushil Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2006 | Geetika Jakhar | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2007 | Alka Tomar | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2009 | Yogeshwar Dutt | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2010 | Rajiv Tomar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2011 | Ravinder Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2012 | Rajender Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2012 | Geeta Phogat | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2012 | Narsingh Yadav | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2013 | Dharmender Dalal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2013 | Neha Rathi | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2014 | Sunil Kumar Rana | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2015 | Babita Kumari | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2015 | Bajrang Punia | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2016 | Amit Kumar Dahiya | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2016 | Vinesh Phogat | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2017 | Satyawart Kadian | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2018 | Sumit Malik | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2019 | Pooja Dhanda | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2020 | Rahul Aware | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2020 | Divya Kakran | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2021 | Deepak Punia | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2022 | Anshu Malik | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2022 | Sarita Mor | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2023 | Sunil Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2023 | Antim Panghal | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2024 | Aman Sehrawat | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2005 | Maruti Mane | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2006 | Harishchandra Birajdar | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2007 | Rajinder Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2008 | Gian Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2009 | Satbir Singh Dahiya | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2010 | Kuldeep Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2011 | Rajkumar | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2012 | Vinod Kumar | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2013 | Anil Mann | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2018 | Dadu Dattatray Chougale | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2019 | Manoj Kumar | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2020 | Netarpal Hooda | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2021 | Sajan Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2016 | Mahavir Singh Phogat $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2017 | Roshan Lal $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2020 | Om Parkash Dahiya $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2022 | Raj Singh $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1985 | Bhalachandra Bhaskar Bhagwat | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1987 | Guru Hanuman | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2003 | Sukhchain Singh Cheema | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2005 | Maha Singh Rao | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2007 | Jagminder Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2009 | Satpal Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2010 | Captain Chandrup | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2011 | Ramphal | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2012 | Yashvir Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2013 | Raj Singhh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2014 | Mahabir Prasad | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2015 | Anoop Singh Dahiya | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2022 | Sujeet Maan | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2023 | Lalit Kumar | Dronacharya Award | Male |