Narsingh Pancham Yadav
Indian wrestler
- Born
- 6 August 1989, Varanasi
- Citizenship
- India
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Narsingh Pancham Yadav (born 6 August 1989) is an Indian wrestler. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 74 kg category.
He was banned for 4 years and barred from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed against the decision of the National Anti-Doping Agency to allow him to compete even after he failed a doping test by testing positive for anabolic steroids. The National Anti-Doping Agency claimed Yadav's sample had been sabotaged by a rival.
He is a triple Maharashtra Kesari, a title in Indian kushti. He is the first wrestler to win the title 3 times in a row for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012 for his contribution to wrestling.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Asian Games | 2006 | |
| 2010 Asian Games | 2010 | |
| 2010 Commonwealth Games | 2010 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 | |
| 2014 Asian Games | 2014 | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3358908 (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.