Prem Nath (wrestler)

Prem Nath (1 July 1951 – 1 June 2015)^[1] was an Indian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Christchurch. He was a President's Medal-winning retired Delhi Police official and was known for his efforts to popularise wrestling in Delhi.^[2][3]

Prem Nath

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Born	1 July 1951
Died	1 June 2015(2015-06-01) (aged 63) New Delhi
Alma mater	Hansraj College, University of Delhi
Occupation	Sports
Years active	1960-2010
Other interests	Wrestling
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	57
Event	Commonwealth Games 1974 in New Zealand
Team	Indian Wrestling Federation
Coached by	Guru Hanuman
Retired	Delhi Police
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals	Gold medalist in 1974 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand.

Personal life

Prem Nath was trained by coach Guru Hanuman.^[3] He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.^[2][3]

Career

• 1976 He took over an akhara (established by Guru Baijnath in 1948) in the Kamla Nagar area, and ran it for a long time before handing it over to his son Vikram Kumar Sonkar, a current India coach, in 2004. It is now known as the Guru Prem Nath Akhara.^[2][4]
• 1974, He won a gold medal in the 57 kg category at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in New Zealand.^[2]
• 1972, He was given the Arjuna Award by the President of India in 1972.^[2]
• He showed a great performance in 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth place in the freestyle bantamweight category.^[3]