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Lila Ram

Indian wrestler

Born
30 November 1930, India
Died
11 October 2003, Charkhi Dadri
Citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Sport
wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler

Lila Ram Sangwan (30 November 1930 – 11 October 2003) was an Indian wrestler from Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana, who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games. He won a gold medal in the heavyweight (100 kg) category in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Lila Ram competed in the freestyle wrestling in heavyweight and superheavyweight categories at the national as well as international level.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1956 Summer Olympics1956

Awards and honours

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q6547489 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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