Kumar Navale

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Kumar Navale
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Navale (top row, arms folded), 1920
Born1897
Bombay, [1] British India
Diedunknown

Kumar Navale (born 1897, date of death unknown) was an Indian wrestler. [2] He competed in the freestyle middleweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [3]

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References

  1. "Centenary year of India's Olympic Games debut". Deccan Chronicle. 22 August 2019.
  2. "Kumar Navale". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Kumar Navale Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2013.