Bakshish Singh (wrestler)

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Bakshish Singh
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NationalityIndian
Born20 January 1924 [1]
Jind
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Sport Wrestling

Bakshish Singh (born 20 January 1924) was an Indian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. Bakshish Singh at Olympedia
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bakshish Singh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2019.