List of Dronacharya Award Recipients
Jagran Josh
28-MAY-2014 13:26Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, is presented by the Indian government for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of 500000 rupees. B.I. Fernandez is the first foreign coach to be awarded Dronacharya Award.
| Year | Name of the Recipient | Associated Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | O.M. Nambiar | Athletics |
| 1985 | Om Prakash Bhardwaj | Boxing |
| 1985 | Balchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat | Wrestling |
| 1986 | Raghunandan Vasant Gokhle | Chess |
| 1986 | Desh Prem Azad | Cricket |
| 1987 | Gurcharan Singh | Cricket |
| 1987 | Guru Hanuman | Wrestling |
| 1990 | Ramakant Achrekar | Cricket |
| 1990 | Syed Naeemuddin | Football |
| 1990 | A. Ramana Rao | Volleyball |
| 1994 | Ilyas Babar | Athletics |
| 1995 | Karan Singh | Athletics |
| 1995 | M. Shyam Sunder Rao | Volleyball |
| 1996 | Wilson Jones | Billiards & Snooker |
| 1996 | Pal Singh Sandhu | Weightlifting |
| 1997 | Joginder Singh Saini | Athletics |
| 1998 | Bahadur Singh | Athletics |
| 1998 | Hargobind Singh Sandhu | Athletics |
| 1998 | G.S.Sandhu | Boxing |
| 1999 | Kenneth Owen Bosen | Athletics |
| 1999 | Capt. Hawa Singh | Boxing |
| 1999 | Ajay Kumar Sirohi | Weightlifting |
| 2000 | SM Arif | Badminton |
| 2000 | Gudial Singh Bhangu | Hockey |
| 2000 | Bhupender Dhawan | Powerlifting |
| 2001 |
Prof. Sunny Thomas |
Shooting |
| 2002 |
Renu Kohli |
Athletics |
| 2002 |
Jaswant Singh |
Athletics |
| 2002 |
MK Kaushik |
Hockey |
| 2002 |
E. Prasad Rao |
Kabaddi |
| 2002 |
Cdr. HD Motivala |
Yachting |
| 2003 |
Robert Bobby George |
Athletics |
| 2003 |
Anup Kumar |
Boxing |
| 2003 |
Rajinder Singh |
Hockey |
| 2003 |
Sukhchain Singh Cheema |
Wrestling |
| 2004 |
Arvind Savur |
Billiards & Snooker |
| 2004 |
Sunita Sharma |
Cricket |
| 2004 |
Cyrus M. Poncha |
Squash |
| 2004 |
Gurcharan Singh |
Boxing |
| 2005 |
Hony. Captain M Venu |
Boxing |
| 2005 |
Balwant Singh |
Kabaddi |
| 2005 |
Maha Singh Rao |
Wrestling |
| 2005 |
Ismail Baig |
Rowing |
| 2006 |
RD Singh |
Athletics |
| 2006 |
Damodaran Chandralal |
Boxing |
| 2006 |
Koneru Ashok |
Chess |
| 2007 |
Sanjeev Kumar Singh |
Archery |
| 2007 |
Jagdish Singh |
Boxing |
| 2007 |
GE Sridharan |
Volley Ball |
| 2007 |
Jagminder Singh |
Wrestling |
| 2009 |
Pullela Gopichand |
Badminton |
| 2009 |
Satpal |
Wrestling |
| 2009 |
J Uday Kumar |
Kabaddi |
| 2009 |
Baldev Singh |
Hockey |
| 2009 |
Jaidev Bisht |
Boxing |
| 2010 |
AK Kutty |
Athletics |
| 2010 |
Captain Chnadrup |
Wrestling |
| 2010 |
Ajay Kumar Bansal |
Hockey |
| 2010 |
Subhash Agarwal |
Billiards and Snooker |
| 2010 |
L Ibomcha Singh |
Boxing |
| 2011 |
Inukurthi Venkateshwara |
Rao Boxing |
| 2011 |
Devender Kumar Rathore |
Gymnastics |
| 2011 |
Ramphal |
Athletics |
| 2011 |
Kuntal Roy |
Athletics |
| 2011 |
Rajinder Singh |
Hockey |
| 2012 |
Virendra Poonia |
Athletics |
| 2012 |
Sunil Dabas |
Kabaddi(Women) |
| 2012 |
Yashvir Singh |
Wresling |
| 2012 |
Harendra Singh |
Hockey |
| 2012 |
Satyapal Singh |
Para Sports |
| 2012 |
JS Bhatia |
Athletics |
| 2012 |
Bhavani Mukherjee |
Table Tennis |
| 2012 |
B.I. Fernadez |
Boxing |
| 2013 |
Poornima Mahato |
Archery |
| 2013 |
Mahavir Singh |
Boxing |
| 2013 |
Narinder Singh Saini |
Hockey |
| 2013 |
KP Thomas |
Athletics |
| 2013 |
Raj Singh |
Wrestling |
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