Sudhir Saha
Sudhir Saha (1918–1998) was a
Sudhir Saha was the youngest son of Nandalal Saha and started wrestling at the age of six. Sudhir Saha was trained by his father Nandalal Saha, and subsequently by Ustad (meaning 'expert' in Hindi, a title commonly given to coaches) Majid Palwan from Lahore. Sudhir won the West Bengal State Wrestling Championship from the year 1935-1944 in the freestyle wrestling category. In the 1940 Senior National Wrestling Championship, Sudhir placed first in the middleweight category. After his wrestling career, Sudhir devoted his time to coaching and judge/refereeing.[1]
During his early coaching career, K.P. Rai and Nirmal Bose, from Panchanan Bayam Samity, one of India's oldest wrestling club, represented India in the
In 1957, Sudhir Saha attended the first
Greco-Roman Style Wrestling in India
Under his supervision, the first Greco-Roman style wrestling competition was held in Calcutta at Panchanan Bayam Samity, one of India's oldest wrestling club. In 1965, at his initiative, Greco-Roman wrestling style was introduced in National Championship by the All India Wrestling Federation.[1]
Achievements
During Sudhir's coaching tenure, the following wrestlers received the following medals in International and World Championships, including 12 medals in the
Below is a list of wrestlers and their achievements during Sudhir's coaching career.[4]
Year | Place | Name | Competition | Style | Weight | Rank |
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1974 | Christchurch | Sudesh Kumar | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 52 | 1 |
1974 | Christchurch | Premnath | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 57 | 1 |
1974 | Christchurch | Jagrup | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 68 | 1 |
1974 | Christchurch | Raghunath Pawar | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 74 | 1 |
1970 | Bangkok | Chandagi Ram | Asian Games | Freestyle | 100 | 1 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Ved Prakash | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 48 | 1 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Sudesh Kumar | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 52 | 1 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Udey Chand | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 68 | 1 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Mukhtiar Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 74 | 1 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Harish Chandra | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 82 | 1 |
1966 | Kingston | Bishmbar Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 57 | 1 |
1966 | Kingston | Mukhtiar Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 70 | 1 |
1966 | Kingston | Bishmbar Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | +97 | 1 |
1962 | Jakarta | Maruti Mane | Asian Games | Freestyle | 97 | 1 |
1962 | Jakarta | Malwa | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | 52 | 1 |
1962 | Jakarta | Ganpat Andalkar | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | +97 | 1 |
1974 | Christchurch | Shivaji Chingle | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 62 | 2 |
1974 | Christchurch | Satpal Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 82 | 2 |
1974 | Christchurch | Netar Pal | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 90 | 2 |
1974 | Christchurch | Dadu Chogule | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 100 | 2 |
1974 | Christchurch | Viswanath Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | +100 | 2 |
1970 | Bangkok | Jit Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 90 | 2 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Sajjan singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 90 | 2 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Viswanath Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 100 | 2 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Maruti Mane | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | +100 | 2 |
1967 | New Delhi | Bishwambar Singh | World Championship | Freestyle | 57 | 2 |
1966 | Bangkok | Biswanath Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 97 | 2 |
1966 | Kingston | Shyamrao Sable | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 57 | 2 |
1966 | Kingston | Randhawa Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 63 | 2 |
1962 | Jakarta | Udey Chand | Asian Games | Freestyle | 70 | 2 |
1962 | Jakarta | Sajjan Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 87 | 2 |
1962 | Jakarta | Ganpat Andalkar | Asian Games | Freestyle | +97 | 2 |
1962 | Jakarta | Udey Chand | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | 70 | 2 |
1962 | Jakarta | Sajjan Singh | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | 87 | 2 |
1962 | Jakarta | Maruti Mane | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | 97 | 2 |
1974 | Tehran | Satbir | Asian Games | Freestyle | 57 | 3 |
1974 | Tehran | Satpal Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 82 | 3 |
1974 | Tehran | Sukhchain | Asian Games | Freestyle | 100 | 3 |
1974 | Tehran | Sukhchain | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | 100 | 3 |
1974 | Christchurch | Radhey Shyam | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 48 | 3 |
1970 | Bangkok | Om Prakash | Asian Games | Freestyle | 68 | 3 |
1970 | Bangkok | Mukhtiar Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 74 | 3 |
1970 | Bangkok | Netar Pal | Asian Games | Freestyle | 82 | 3 |
1970 | Edinburgh | Randhawa Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 62 | 3 |
1966 | Bangkok | Shamrao Sable | Asian Games | Freestyle | 52 | 3 |
1966 | Bangkok | Bishambar Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 57 | 3 |
1966 | Bangkok | V.Chad | Asian Games | Freestyle | 70 | 3 |
1966 | Bangkok | S.Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | 87 | 3 |
1966 | Bangkok | Bhim Singh | Asian Games | Freestyle | +97 | 3 |
1966 | Kingston | Hukum Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 78 | 3 |
1966 | Kingston | Bishwanath Singh | Commonwealth Games | Freestyle | 97 | 3 |
1962 | Jakarta | Malwa | Asian Games | Freestyle | 52 | 3 |
1962 | Jakarta | Lakshmi Chand Gandey | Asian Games | Freestyle | 78 | 3 |
1962 | Jakarta | Narin Ghume | Asian Games | Greco-Roman | 57 | 3 |
1961 | Yokohama | Udey Chand | World Championship | Freestyle | 67 | 3 |
1972 | Munich | Sudesh Kumar | Olympic Games | Freestyle | 52 | 4 |
1972 | Munich | Premnath | Olympic Games | Freestyle | 57 | 4 |
1965 | Manchester | Bishamber Singh | World Championship | Freestyle | 57 | 4 |
During Sudhir's coaching career, wrestlers and officials from Panchanan Bayam Samity represented the State of West Bengal and India in International Championships.[2]
Some Wrestlers and Officials are listed below -
Name | Achievements |
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Nirmal Bose | 1948 and 1952 Olympics |
K.P. Rai | 1948 Olympics |
Niranjan Das | 1952 Olympics |
Shyam Sundar Chaterjee | 1953 World Youth festival Games/ Gold- Indo/Japan Games 1953 |
Yogeswar Singh | 1954 Asian Games - 5th |
Robin Hazra | Gold - Indo -Ceylon meet - 1958 |
Tarkeswar Pandey | 1956 Olympics |
Dhanraj Misra | National Champion - 1950 |
Hiralal Shaw | National Champion - 1953 |
Sachidanandan Singh | National Champion - 1970 |
Gupteshwar Misra | International Judge/Referee |
Asit Kumar Saha | International Judge/Referee |
As a coach, judge and referee, Sudhir represented India at different International Championships. Below are some of Sudhir's achievements[1][2] -
Year | Championship |
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1961 | World Wrestling Championship, Yokohama,Japan |
1963 | India-USSR Meet, Moscow, USSR |
1964 | Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan |
1966 | Commonwealth Games, Kingston, Jamaica |
1966 | India-Mexico Meet, Mexico City, Mexico |
1966 | India-England Meet, London, England |
1967 | World Wrestling Championship, Delhi, India |
1971 | Junior World Wrestling Championship, Tokyo, Japan |
Mithun Chakraborty
Actor, Mithun Chakraborty, learnt the art of wrestling under the supervision of Sudhir Saha at Panchanan Bayam Samity, Jorabagan Park, Kolkata.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Emen (2 August 1966). "Sudhir Saha :Blazing a new trail". Hindustan Standard.
- ^ a b c "West Bengal Wrestling Association". West Bengal Wrestling Association. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ a b "FILA XVII World Wrestling Championship" (PDF). Wrestling Federation of India. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "FILA". FILA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Dutta, Swarup (20 March 2013). "Kushti teo Champion Gaurango (Bengali)". Duniar Khas Khabar (Bengali).