Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Wiki | Bio | Wife | Family | Career & More

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Wiki | Bio | Wife | Family | Career & More 




Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was an Indian Athlete he is best known as a Wrestler who won a Bronze Medal at 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was one of the First Athlete from India to win a Medal in the Olympics. He is the only Indian Olympic Medalist who never received a Padma Award.



Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav:

Name  -  Khashaba Digvijai Jadhav 

Nickname  -  Pocket Dynamo, KD 

Profession  -  Indian Athlete ( Wrestler )

Born  -  15 January 1926 

Birthplace  -  Goleshwar, Satara, Maharashtra 

Height  -  5' 6"

Weight  -  54 Kg 

Eye Colour  -  Black 

Hair Colour  -  Black 

Nationality  -  Indian 

School  -  Tilak High School

College  -  Not Known 

Qualification  -  Not Known 



Family:

Father  -  Dadasaheb Jadhav ( Wrestling Coach)

Mother  -  Putli Bai  

Wife  -  Not Known 




Son  -  Ranjit Khashaba Jadhav 


Awards:

-  Chhatrapati Puraskar Posthumously  ( 1992 - 1993 )

-  Arjuna Award ( 2001 ) 


Death Info:

Death Year  -  14 August 1984 

Death Cause  -  Road Accident