List of Dronacharya Award Recipients
Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, is presented by the Indian government for excellence in sports coaching.
Dronacharya 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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