If you are familiar with the sports then you will also be familiar with the prestigious Arjuna award which is provided to skilled sportspersons. Given below are the details regarding the list of Arjuna award winners to date since the award was founded by the Government of India. If you are interested in sports then you can check out the information given below related to the List of Arjuna Award Winners. 700 people have received this award as of today and the award will continue to provide honour to more such sportspersons who have made a change in the society due to their knowledge and sharp skills.
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Arjuna Award Details
Arjuna award is provided to the sportsperson for their outstanding performance in various sports and games that they are playing. The award is also named after a character from the Mahabharata who depicted a great skill of archery. The award was instituted in 1961 and since then it is a matter of great honour to achieve this in your lifetime. The award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports, Government of India. Once you have achieved this award means that your skill is recognised nationally. The award also comes with a cash prize of Rs.500,000 and a scroll. In order to get this award, a person should have given excellent performance for four continuous 4 years at the international level. The awardee must also possess qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline. Only 700 awards are provided to date.
Arjuna Award Sports Category List
The Arjuna award is provided to various sports categories recognised by the Indian government. There is a list of Arjuna award winners in football and also Arjuna award winner list in cricket is available at the official platform of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and sports, Government of India. Given below is the list of sports which are recognised by the Government to provide the Arjuna Award.
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton/Ball Badminton
- Basketball
- Billiards & Snooker
- Boxing
- Carrom
- Chess
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Motorsports
- Judo
- Kabaddi
- Mountaineering
- Roller Skating
- Rowing
- Polo
- Shooting
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Wushu
- Yachting
- Bodybuilding
List of Arjuna Award Winners from 1961 to 2020
Given below is the table indicating the Arjuna award winners list. You can check out the details regarding the 2019 Arjuna award winners by checking out the table given below because it is equipped with the real and the number of winners observed in that year for the Arjuna award. A list of Arjuna award winners in football and the Arjuna award winners list in cricket is also included in the table given below. You can check out the winners’ names and also the sports in which they have won the award.
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Year 1961
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1961 | Shri G.S. Randhawa | Athletics |
| 1961 | Shri Nandu M. Natekar | Badminton |
| 1961 | Shri Sarabjit Singh | Basketball |
| 1961 | Shri “Buddy” D’ Suza | Boxing |
| 1961 | Shri Manuel Aaron | Chess |
| 1961 | Shri Saleem Durrani | Cricket |
| 1961 | Shri P.K. Banerjee | Football |
| 1961 | Capt. P.G. Sethi | Golf |
| 1961 | Shri Sham Lal | Gymnastics |
| 1961 | Shri Prithipal Singh | Hockey (Men) |
| 1961 | Kumari Ann Lumsden | Hockey (Women) |
| 1961 | Shri Prem Singh | Polo |
| 1961 | Shri Karani Singh | Shooting |
| 1961 | Capt. K.S. Jain | Squash Rackets |
| 1961 | Jam. Bajrangi Prasad | Swimming |
| 1961 | Shri J.C. Vora | Table Tennis |
| 1961 | Shri R. Krishnan | Tennis |
| 1961 | Shri A. Palaniswamy | Volleyball |
| 1961 | Shri A.N. Ghosh | Weightlifting |
| 1961 | Havaldar Udey Chand | Wrestling |
Year 1962
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1962 | Tarlok Singh | Athletics |
| 1962 | Meena Shah | Badminton |
| 1962 | Hav. P. Bahadur Mal | Boxing |
| 1962 | Tulsidas Balaram | Football |
| 1962 | Naresh Kumar | Lawn Tennis |
| 1962 | Nripjit Singh | Volleyball |
| 1962 | L.K. Dass | Weightlifting |
| 1962 | Malwa | Wrestling |
Year 1963
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1963 | Lieutenant Colonel Kishen Singh | Polo |
| 1963 | Stephie D’Souza | Athletics |
| 1963 | Chuni Goswami | Football |
| 1963 | Charanjit Singh | Hockey |
| 1963 | K.E. Rao | Weightlifting |
| 1963 | G. Andalkar | Wrestling |
Year 1964
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1964 | Makhan Singh | Athletics |
| 1964 | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | Cricket |
| 1964 | Jarnail Singh | Football |
| 1964 | S. Laxman | Hockey |
| 1964 | Bishamber Singh | Wrestling |
| 1964 | Rao Raja Hanut Singh | Polo |
Year 1965
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1965 | Hav. C. Balakrishnan | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Capt. H.V. Bahuguna | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Dr. C. V. Telang | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Capt. J. C. Joshi | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | (Late) Capt. B. P. Singh | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri Soman Wangyal | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri Sonam Gyatso | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri C. P. Vohra | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Major N. Kumar | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Lt. B. N. Rana | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri G. S. Bhangu | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Capt. A. K. Chakravarty | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri Ang Kami | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Capt. H. S. Cheema | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri Nawang Gombu | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Capt. H. S. Ahulwalia | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri H.C. Rawat | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Lt. Cdr. M.S. Kohli | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Shri Gurdial Singh | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | Major Mulkh Raj | Mountaineering |
| 1965 | B.S. Bhatia | Weightlifting |
| 1965 | G. R. Deewan | Table Tennis |
| 1965 | E. Britto | Hockey |
| 1965 | Udham Singh | Hockey |
| 1965 | Arun Lal Ghosh | Football |
| 1965 | Vijay Manjrekar | Cricket |
| 1965 | Dinesh Khanna | Badminton |
| 1965 | Kenneth Powell | Athletics |
Year 1966
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1966 | Hawa Singh | Boxing |
| 1966 | Chandu Borde | Cricket |
| 1966 | Yusuf Khan | Football |
| 1966 | V.J. Peter | Hockey |
| 1966 | Sunita Puri | Hockey |
| 1966 | Gurbaksh Singh | Hockey |
| 1966 | Jaidip Mukerjea | Lawn Tennis |
| 1966 | Rima Datta | Swimming |
| 1966 | U. Sundararaj | Table Tennis |
| 1966 | Mohan Lal Ghosh | Weightlifting |
| 1966 | Bhim Singh | Wrestling |
| 1966 | B. S. Barua | Athletics |
| 1966 | Ajmer Singh | Athletics |
Year 1967
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1967 | Mukhtiar Singh | Wrestling |
| 1967 | S. John Gabriel | Weightlifting |
| 1967 | F. R. Khodaiji | Table Tennis |
| 1967 | Arun Shaw | Swimming |
| 1967 | Premjit Lall | Lawn Tennis |
| 1967 | Mohinder Lal | Hockey |
| 1967 | Harbinder Singh | Hockey |
| 1967 | Peter Thangaraj | Football |
| 1967 | Ajit Wadekar | Cricket |
| 1967 | Khushi Ram | Basketball |
| 1967 | Suresh Goel | Badminton |
| 1967 | Bhim Singh | Athletics |
| 1967 | Praveen Kumar | Athletics |
Year 1968
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1968 | Rajyashree Kumari | Shooting |
| 1968 | Balbir Singh Kular | Hockey |
| 1968 | E.A.S. Prasanna | Cricket |
| 1968 | Hav. Dennis Swamy | Boxing |
| 1968 | Gurdial Singh | Basketball |
| 1968 | Manjit Walia | Athletics |
| 1968 | Joginder Singh | Athletics |
Year 1969
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1969 | Anil Nayar | Squash |
| 1969 | Master Chandgi Ram (Indian style wrestling) | Wrestling |
| 1969 | Mir Kasim Ali | Table Tennis |
| 1969 | Baidyanath Nath | Swimming |
| 1969 | Bhuvaneshwari Kumari | Shooting |
| 1969 | Inder Singh | Football |
| 1969 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Cricket |
| 1969 | Hav. Hari Dutt | Basketball |
| 1969 | Dipu Ghosh | Badminton |
| 1969 | Harnek Singh | Athletics |
Year 1970
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1970 | Lt. Cdr. S. J. Contractor | Yachting |
| 1970 | Sudesh Kumar | Wrestling |
| 1970 | Arun Kumar Dass | Weightlifting |
| 1970 | G. Jagannath | Table Tennis |
| 1970 | Ajit Pal Singh | Football |
| 1970 | Syed Naeemuddin | Hockey |
| 1970 | Dilip Sardesai | Cricket |
| 1970 | Gulam Abbas Moontasir | Basketball |
| 1970 | J. Pitchyya | Ball Badminton |
| 1970 | Damayanti Tambay | Badminton |
| 1970 | Mohinder Singh Gill | Athletics |
Year 1971
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1971 | S.L. Salwan | Weightlifting |
| 1971 | K. F. Khodaiji | Table Tennis |
| 1971 | Bhanwar Singh | Swimming |
| 1971 | Bhim Singh | Shooting |
| 1971 | P. Krishnamurthy | Hockey |
| 1971 | C. P. Singh | Football |
| 1971 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan | Cricket |
| 1971 | Hav. Muniswamy Venu | Boxing |
| 1971 | Man Mohan Singh | Basketball |
| 1971 | Shobha Moorthy | Badminton |
| 1971 | Edward Sequeira | Athletics |
Year 1972
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1972 | Prem Nath | Wrestling |
| 1972 | Anil Kumar Mandal | Weightlifting |
| 1972 | Balwant Singh “Ballu” | VolleyBall |
| 1972 | Udyan Chinubhai | Shooting |
| 1972 | Michael Kindo | Hockey |
| 1972 | B.S. Chandrashekhar | Cricket |
| 1972 | Eknath Solkar | Cricket |
| 1972 | Hav. Chandra Narayanan | Boxing |
| 1972 | Ms J. Srinivasan | Ball Badminton |
| 1972 | Prakash Padukone | Badminton |
| 1972 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | Athletics |
Year 1973
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1973 | Afsar Hussain | Yachting |
| 1973 | Jagroop Singh | Wrestling |
| 1973 | G.M. Reddy | Volleyball |
| 1973 | N. R. Bajaj | Table Tennis |
| 1973 | D. (Tingoo) Khatau | Swimming |
| 1973 | O. Mascarenhas | Hockey |
| 1973 | M. P. Ganesh | Hockey |
| 1973 | Magan Singh | Football |
| 1973 | Dafadar Khan M. Khan | Equestrian |
| 1973 | Hav. Mehatab Singh | Boxing |
| 1973 | Michael Ferreira | Billiards & Snooker |
| 1973 | S. K. Kataria | Basketball |
| 1973 | A. Kareem | Ball Badminton |
| 1973 | Sriram Singh | Athletics |
Year 1974
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1974 | Satpal | Wrestling |
| 1974 | S. Vellaiswamy | Weightlifting |
| 1974 | M.S. Rao | Volleyball |
| 1974 | Manjari Bhargava (diving) | Swimming |
| 1974 | A.B. Sarang | Swimming |
| 1974 | Vijay Amritraj | Lawn Tennis |
| 1974 | A. Kaur | Hockey |
| 1974 | Ashok Kumar | Hockey |
| 1974 | A.K. Punj | BasketBall |
| 1974 | Raman Ghosh | Badminton |
| 1974 | Shivnath Singh | Athletics |
| 1974 | T. C. Yohannan | Athletics |
Year 1975
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1975 | Major V. P. Singh | Polo |
| 1975 | Dalbir Singh | Weightlifting |
| 1975 | K.C. Elamma | Volleyball |
| 1975 | Sub. Insp. R. Singh | Volleyball |
| 1975 | Smita Desai | Swimming |
| 1975 | M.S. Rana | Swimming |
| 1975 | R. Saini | Hockey |
| 1975 | B. P. Govinda | Hockey |
| 1975 | Montu Debnath | Gymnastics |
| 1975 | Amar Singh | Cycling |
| 1975 | Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket |
| 1975 | Hanuman Singh | Basketball |
| 1975 | L.A. Iqbal | Ball Badminton |
| 1975 | Davinder Ahuja | Badminton |
| 1975 | V. Anusuya Bai | Athletics |
| 1975 | Hari Chand | Athletics |
Year 1976
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1976 | K. Balamurugan Nam | Weightlifting |
| 1976 | Jimmy George | VolleyBall |
| 1976 | S. Shailja | Table Tennis |
| 1976 | Lt. Col. H.S. Sodhi | Equestrian |
| 1976 | Shanta Rangaswamy | Cricket |
| 1976 | A. Sam Christ Das | Ball Badminton |
| 1976 | Ami Ghia | Badminton |
| 1976 | Geeta Zutshi | Athletics |
| 1976 | Bahadur Singh | Athletics |
Year 1977 to 1980
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1977-78 | M.T. Selvan | Weightlifting |
| 1977-78 | A. Ramana Rao | VolleyBall |
| 1977-78 | L. L. Fernandes | Hockey |
| 1977-78 | Captain. Harcharan Singh | Hockey |
| 1977-78 | Gundappa Vishwanath | Cricket |
| 1977-78 | B.S. Thapa | Boxing |
| 1977-78 | T. Vijayaragavan | Basketball |
| 1977-78 | Kanwal Thakur Singh | Badminton |
| 1978-79 | Cdr. S. K. Mongia | Yachting |
| 1978-79 | Rajinder Singh | Wrestling |
| 1978-79 | E. Karunakaran | Weightlifting |
| 1978-79 | Kutty Krishnan | Volleyball |
| 1978-79 | Randhir Singh | Shooting |
| 1978-79 | Subrata Dutta | Powerlifting |
| 1978-79 | Nirupama Mankad | Lawn Tennis |
| 1978-79 | Gurdev Singh Gill | Football |
| 1978-79 | Ms M. Mahapatra | Cycling |
| 1978-79 | C.C. Machaiah | Boxing |
| 1978-79 | Angel Mary Joseph | Athletics |
| 1978-79 | Suresh Babu | Athletics |
| 1979-80 | S.K. Mishra | Volleyball |
| 1979-80 | Indu Puri | Table Tennis |
| 1979-80 | R. B. Mundphan | Hockey |
| 1979-80 | Vasudevan Baskaran | Hockey |
| 1979-80 | Prasun Banerjee | Football |
| 1979-80 | Kapil Dev Nikhanj | Cricket |
| 1979-80 | B. Singh | Boxing |
| 1979-80 | Om Prakash | Basketball |
| 1979-80 | R. Gnanasekaran | Athletics |
Year 1981 to 1984
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1980-81 | Jagminder Singh | Wrestling |
| 1980-81 | Manjit Dua | Table Tennis |
| 1980-81 | Ramesh Krishnan | Lawn Tennis |
| 1980-81 | Eliza Nelson | Hockey |
| 1980-81 | Mohammed Shahid | Hockey |
| 1983 | Jas Lal Pradhan | Boxing |
| 1983 | Subhash Agarwal | Billiards & Snooker |
| 1983 | P. T. Usha | Athletics |
| 1983 | Suresh Yadav | Athletics |
| 1984 | Ms Bachendri Pal | Mountaineering |
| 1984 | Col. D. K. Khullar | Mountaineering |
| 1984 | Saley Joseph | Volleyball |
| 1984 | Khajan Singh | Swimming |
| 1984 | Capt. M.A. Naik | Rowing |
| 1984 | P. J. Joseph | Powerlifting |
| 1984 | S. Maney | Hockey |
| 1984 | Rajbir Kaur | Hockey |
| 1984 | Capt. G. Mohd. Khan | Equestrian |
| 1984 | Ravi Shastri | Cricket |
| 1984 | Pravin Thipsay | Chess |
| 1984 | D. Rajaraman | Ball Badminton |
| 1984 | Shiny Abraham | Athletics |
| 1984 | Raj Kumar | Athletics |
Year 1985 to 1990
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1985 | Shri Phu Dorjee | Mountaineering |
| Mahabir Singh | Wrestling | |
| Mehar Chand Bhaskar | Weightlifting | |
| Kamlesh Mehta | Table Tennis | |
| A. J. Pandit | Shooting | |
| Anand Amritraj | Lawn Tennis | |
| M. M. Somaya | Hockey | |
| Prem Maya Sonir | Hockey | |
| Ms S. Sharma | Gymnastics | |
| Shubhangi Kulkarni | Cricket | |
| Viswanathan Anand | Chess | |
| Adille Sumariwala | Athletics | |
| Asha Agarwal | Athletics | |
| Raghubir Singh Bal | Athletics | |
| 1986 | Lt. Dhruv Bhandari | Yachting |
| Jag Mohan Sapra | Weightlifting | |
| Cyril C. Valloor | Volleyball | |
| Bhagirath Samai | Shooting | |
| J.M. Carvalho | Hockey | |
| Sandhya Agarwal | Cricket | |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | Cricket | |
| Jai Pal Singh | Boxing | |
| Geet Sethi | Billiards & Snooker | |
| Suman Rawat | Athletics | |
| 1987 | Lieutenant Colonel Kuldeep Singh Garcha | Polo |
| C. S. Pradipak | Yachting | |
| Subhash[disambiguation needed] | Wrestling | |
| G. Devan | Weightlifting | |
| Monalisa Barua | Table Tennis | |
| Maj. J.S. Ahluwalia | Equestrian | |
| Bhagyashree Thipsay | Chess | |
| D. V. Prasad | Chess | |
| Seeva Jayaram | Boxing | |
| Vandana Shanbagh | Athletics | |
| Bagicha Singh | Athletics | |
| Vandana Rao | Athletics | |
| Balwinder Singh | Athletics | |
| 1988 | Rajesh Kumar | Wrestling |
| Wilson Cherian | Swimming | |
| P. K. Yashodhara | Powerlifting | |
| M. P. Singh | Hockey | |
| Ashwini Nachappa | Athletics | |
| 1989 | Satywan | Wrestling |
| Jyotsna Dutta | Weightlifting | |
| Abdul Basith | Volleyball | |
| Niyati Shah | Table Tennis | |
| Pargat Singh | Hockey | |
| Ms. Krupali Patel | Gymnastics | |
| S. Bhattacharjee | Football | |
| Madan Lal | Cricket | |
| Gopal Dewang | Boxing | |
| Mercy Kuttan | Athletics | |
| Shyam Lal | Archery | |
| 1990 | P. K. Garg | Yachting |
| Ombir Singh | Wrestling | |
| N. Kunjarani | Weightlifting | |
| R. Chandra | Weightlifting | |
| Dalel Singh Ror | Volleyball | |
| M. S. Walia | Table Tennis | |
| Bula Choudhury | Swimming | |
| Leander Paes | Lawn Tennis | |
| Jagbir Singh | Hockey | |
| Anupama Gokhale | Chess | |
| Deena Ram | Athletics |
Year 1990 to 1995
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1991 | Chhaya Adak | Weightlifting |
| K. Udaya Kumar | Volleyball | |
| Naib Subedar Dalvir Singh | Rowing | |
| Ali Sher (Golf) | Golf | |
| Capt. Adhiraj Singh | Equestrian | |
| D.S. Yadav | Boxing | |
| Ms. S Sharma | Basketball | |
| Radhey Shyam | Basketball | |
| Rajeev Bagga | Badminton | |
| Limba Ram | Archery | |
| 1992 | Pappu Yadav | Wrestling |
| E. S. Bhaskaran | Powerlifting | |
| Sandeep Byala | Judo | |
| Mervyn Fernandes | Hockey | |
| Rajender Prasad | Boxing | |
| Bahadur Prasad | Athletics | |
| Sanjeev Kumar Singh | Archery | |
| 1993 | Cdr. Homi Motiwala | Yachting |
| Ashok Kumar | Wrestling | |
| Bharati Singh | Weightlifting | |
| Mansher Singh | Shooting | |
| Cawas Billimoria | Judo | |
| Kiran More | Cricket | |
| Manoj Prabhakar | Cricket | |
| Mukund Killekar | Boxing | |
| Manoj Pingale | Boxing | |
| K. Saramma | Athletics | |
| 1994 | K. Malleswari | Weightlifting |
| Jaspal Rana | Shooting | |
| Major R.S. Bhanwala | Rowing | |
| Jude Felix Sabastain | Hockey | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket | |
| Rosa Kutty | Athletics | |
| 1995 | Mahesh Bhupathi | Lawn Tennis |
| Mukesh Kumar | Hockey | |
| Dhanraj Pillai | Hockey | |
| Anil Kumble | Cricket | |
| V. Devarajan | Boxing | |
| Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Athletics | |
| Shakti Singh | Athletics |
Year 1995 to 2000
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 1996 | Lt. Cdr. Kelly Subbanand Rao (Posthumously) | Yachting |
| V. Kutraleeshwaran | Swimming | |
| Moraad A. Khan | Shooting | |
| Surender Singh Waldia | Rowing | |
| Gaurav Natekar | Lawn Tennis | |
| Ms. Poonam Chopra | Judo | |
| Ashish Kumar Ballal | Hockey | |
| A. B. Subbaiah | Hockey | |
| Javagal Srinath | Cricket | |
| A. Maria Irudayam | Carrom | |
| Raj Kumar Sangwan | Boxing | |
| Padmini Thomas | Athletics | |
| Ajit Bhaduria | Athletics | |
| Kalegowda (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| 1997 | Sanjay Kumar | Wrestling |
| Jagdish Singh | Wrestling | |
| N. Laxmi | Weightlifting | |
| Paramjit Sharma | Weightlifting | |
| Chetan Baboor | Table Tennis | |
| Naresh Kumar Sharma (PH) | Shooting | |
| Shilpi Singh | Shooting | |
| Satendra Kumar | Shooting | |
| Asif Ismail | Lawn Tennis | |
| Rajinder Singh | Hockey | |
| Surinder Singh Sodhi | Hockey | |
| Harmik Singh | Hockey | |
| Brahmanand Sankhwalkar | Football | |
| 1999 | Gurmit Kaur | Athletics |
| G. Venkataramanappa (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Gulab Chand | Athletics | |
| 2000 | K.D. Jadhav (Posthumously) | Wrestling |
| Naresh Kumar | Wrestling | |
| Kripa Shakar Patel | Wrestling | |
| Randhir Singh | Wrestling | |
| Sanamacha Chanu Thingbaijan | Weightlifting | |
| P.V. Ramana | Volleyball | |
| J. Abhijith | Swimming | |
| Sebastian Xavier | Swimming | |
| Gurbir Singh | Shooting | |
| Abhinav Bindra | Shooting | |
| Anjali Vedpathak Bhagwat | Shooting | |
| Surender Singh Kanwasi | Rowing | |
| Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (PH) | Powerlifting | |
| Akhtar Ali | Lawn Tennis | |
| C. Honnappa | Kabaddi | |
| Madhu Yadav | Hockey | |
| Jalaluddin Rizvi | Hockey | |
| Balkishan Singh | Hockey | |
| Gp. Capt. R. S. Bhola | Hockey | |
| Tingong Leima Chanu | Hockey | |
| Baljeet Singh Saini | Hockey | |
| Dr. (Ms.) Kalpna Debnath | Gymnastics | |
| B.K. Venkatesh Prasad | Cricket | |
| Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi | Chess | |
| Pullela Gopichand | Badminton | |
| Joginder Singh Bedi (Para Athlete For Lifetime Contribution) | Athletics | |
| Yadvendra Vashishta (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| K. M. Beenamol | Athletics |
Year 2001 to 2005
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 2001 | Amir Singh | Volleyball |
| VVS Laxman | Cricket | |
| Parminder Singh | Basketball | |
| K.R. Shankar Iyer (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| 2002 | Nitin Mongia | Yachting |
| Sudeesh Mann | Athletics | |
| Palwinder Singh Cheema | Wrestling | |
| Thandava Murthy Muthu | Weightlifting | |
| Ravikant Reddy | Volleyball | |
| Mantu Ghosh | Table Tennis | |
| Suma Shirur | Shooting | |
| Anwer Sultan | Shooting | |
| Ram Mehar Singh | Kabaddi | |
| Mamta Kharab | Hockey | |
| Gagan Ajit Singh | Hockey | |
| Dilip Tirkey | Hockey | |
| Shiv Kapur | Golf | |
| Bruno Coutinho | Football | |
| Virender Sehwag | Cricket | |
| Krishnan Sasikiran | Chess | |
| Mohammed Ali Qamar | Boxing | |
| Alok Kumar | Billiards & Snookers | |
| Ramesh Tikaram (Physically Challenged) | Badminton | |
| Saraswati Saha | Athletics | |
| Anuj Bobby George | Athletics | |
| 2003 | Shokhinder Tomar | Wrestling |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Shooting | |
| Sanjeev Kumar | Kabaddi | |
| Akram Shah | Judo | |
| Suraj Lata Devi | Hockey | |
| Devesh Chauhan | Hockey | |
| I. M. Vijayan | Football | |
| Capt. Rajesh Pattu | Equestrian | |
| Mithali Raj | Cricket | |
| Harbhajan Singh | Cricket | |
| Koneru Humpy | Chess | |
| Ms. Mangte Chungneijang Marykom | Boxing | |
| Pankaj Advani | Billiards & Snookers | |
| Satya (Sports) | Basketball | |
| Madasu Srinivas Rao (Physically Challenged) | Badminton | |
| Madhuri Saxena | Athletics | |
| Soma Biswas | Athletics | |
| 2004 | Anuj Kumar | Wrestling |
| Achanta Sharath Kamal | Table Tennis | |
| Deepali A. Deshpande | Shooting | |
| Jenil Krishnan | Rowing | |
| Sania Mirza | Lawn Tennis | |
| Sunder Singh | Kabaddi | |
| Ms. Angom Anita Chanu | Judo | |
| Innocent Helen Mary | Hockey | |
| Deepak Thakur | Hockey | |
| Jyotinder Singh Randhawa (Jyoti Randhawa | Golf | |
| Maj. Deep Kumar Ahlawat | Equestrian | |
| Abhinn Shyam Gupta | Badminton | |
| Devendra Jhajharia (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| J.J. Shobha | Athletics | |
| Anil Kumar | Athletics | |
| 2005 | Sushil Kumar | Wrestling |
| Soumyadeep Roy | Table Tennis | |
| Shikha Tandon | Swimming | |
| Gagan Narang | Shooting | |
| Rajinder Singh Rahelu (PH) | Powerlifting | |
| B C Ramesh | Kabaddi | |
| Viren Rasquinha | Hockey | |
| Anju Jain | Cricket | |
| Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Chess | |
| Akhil Kumar | Boxing | |
| Anuja Prakash Thakur | Billiards & Snooker | |
| Aparna Popat | Badminton | |
| Manjit Kaur | Athletics | |
| Dola Banerjee | Archery | |
| Tarundeep Rai | Archery |
Year 2006 to 2010
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 2006 | Geetika Jakhar | Wrestling |
| Geeta Rani | Weightlifting | |
| Subhajit Saha | Table Tennis | |
| Sourav Ghosal | Squash | |
| Vijay Kumar | Shooting | |
| Naveen Gautam | Kabaddi | |
| Jyoti Sunita Kullu | Hockey | |
| Anjum Chopra | Cricket | |
| Pentyala Harikrishna | Chess | |
| Vijender Kumar | Boxing | |
| Rohit Bhakar (Physically Challenged) | Badminton | |
| Chetan Anand | Badminton | |
| K. M. Binu | Athletics | |
| Jayanta Talukdar | Archery | |
| 2007 | Farman Basha (PH) | Powerlifting |
| Ms. Tombi Devi | Judo | |
| Arjun Atwal | Golf | |
| Chitra K. Soman | Athletics | |
| 2008 | Alka Tomar | Wrestling |
| Avneet Kaur Sidhu | Shooting | |
| Bajrang lal Thakkar | Rowing | |
| Pankaj Navnath Shrisat | Kabaddi | |
| Prabhjot Singh | Hockey | |
| Dronavalli Harika | Chess | |
| Verghese Johnson | Boxing | |
| Anup Sridhar | Badminton | |
| 2009 | Girdhari Lal Yadav | Yachting |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | Wrestling | |
| Poulomi Ghatak | Table Tennis | |
| Ronjan Sodhi | Shooting | |
| Satish Joshi | Rowing | |
| Ignace Tirkey | Hockey | |
| Surinder Kaur | Hockey | |
| Gautam Gambhir | Cricket | |
| Tania Sachdev | Chess | |
| L. Sarita Devi | Boxing | |
| Sania Nehwal | Badminton | |
| Sinimol Paulose | Athletics | |
| Mangal Singh Champia | Archery | |
| 2010 | Rajiv Tomar | Wrestling |
| K. J. Kapil Dev | Volleyball | |
| Rehan Poncha | Swimming | |
| Sanjeev Rajput | Shooting | |
| Dinesh | Kabaddi | |
| Jasjeet Kaur Handa | Hockey | |
| Deepak Kumar Mondal | Football | |
| Jhulan Goswami | Cricket | |
| Parimarjan Negi | Chess | |
| Dinesh Kumar | Boxing | |
| Jagseer Singh (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Krishna Punia | Athletics | |
| Joseph Abraham (Athletics) | Athletics |
Year 2010 to 2015
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 2011 | Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem | Wushu |
| Prasanta Karmakar (Paralympic Swimming) | Swimming | |
| Ravinder singh | Wrestling | |
| Katulu Ravi Kumar | Weightlifting | |
| Sanjay Kumar | Volleyball | |
| Virdhawal Khade | Swimming | |
| Tejaswini Sawant | Shooting | |
| Somdev Devvarman | Lawn Tennis | |
| Rakesh Kumar | Kabaddi | |
| Tejaswini bai | Kabaddi | |
| Rajpal Singh | Hockey | |
| Ashish Kumar | Gymnastics | |
| Sunil Chettri | Football | |
| Zaheer Khan | Cricket | |
| Suranjoy Singh | Boxing | |
| Jwala Gutta | Badminton | |
| Preeja Sreedharan | Athletics | |
| Rahul Banerjee | Archery | |
| 2012 | M. Bimoljit Singh | Wushu |
| Geeta Phogat | Wrestling | |
| Rajinder Kumar | Wrestling | |
| Narsingh Yadav | Wrestling | |
| Ngangbam Soniya Chanu | Weightlifting | |
| Sandeep Sejwal | Swimming | |
| Deepika Pallikal | Squash | |
| Joydeep Karmakar | Shooting | |
| Omkar Singh | Shooting | |
| Annu Raj Singh | Shooting | |
| Samir Suhag | Polo | |
| Anup Kumar | Kabaddi | |
| Yashpal Solanki | Judo | |
| Sardar Singh | Hockey | |
| Yuvraj Singh | Cricket | |
| Vikas Krishan | Boxing | |
| Aditya S. Mehta | Billiards & Snooker | |
| Parupalli Kashyap | Badminton | |
| Ashwini Ponnappa | Badminton | |
| Ramkaran Singh (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Deepa Mallick (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Kavita Ramdas Raut | Athletics | |
| Sudha Singh | Athletics | |
| Laishram Bombayla Devi | Archery | |
| Deepika Kumari | Archery | |
| 2013 | Amit Kumar Saroha | Athletics |
| Dharmender Dalal | Wrestling | |
| Neha Rathi | Wrestling | |
| Joshna Chinappa | Squash | |
| Rajkumari Rathore | Shooting | |
| Saba Anjum | Hockey | |
| Gaganjeet Bhullar | Golf | |
| Virat Kohli | Cricket | |
| Abhijeet Gupta | Chess | |
| Kavita Chahal | Boxing | |
| Rupesh Shah | Billiards & Snooker | |
| Pusarla Venkata Sindhu | Badminton | |
| Ranjith Maheshwari (Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Chekrovolu Swuro | Archery | |
| 2014 | Anaka Alankamony | Squash |
| Tom Joseph | Volleyball | |
| Renubala Chanu | Weightlifting | |
| Sunil Kumar Rana | Wrestling | |
| Heena Sidhu | Shooting | |
| Saji Thomas | Rowing | |
| Mamta Pujari | Kabaddi | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Cricket | |
| Tintu Luka | Athletics | |
| Valiyaveetil Diju | Badminton | |
| Geetu Anna Jose | Basketball | |
| Abhishek Verma | Archery | |
| 2015 | AnupKumar Yama | Roller Skating |
| Sharath M. Gayakwad (Paralympic Swimming) | Swimming | |
| Yumnam Sanathoi Devi | Wushu | |
| Babita Kumari | Wrestling | |
| Bajrang Kumar | Wrestling | |
| Sathish Kumar Sivalingam | Weightlifting | |
| Sawarn Singh | Rowing | |
| Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre | Kabaddi | |
| Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics | |
| Mandeep Jangra | Boxing | |
| Kidambi Srikanth Nammalwar | Badminton | |
| Machettira Raju Poovamma | Athletics | |
| Naib Subedar Sandeep Kumar | Archery | |
| Jitu Rai | Shooting | |
| Manjeet Chhillar | Kabaddi | |
| Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh | Hockey | |
| Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
Year 2015 to 2019
| Year | Name of winner | Sports name |
| 2016 | Ajinkya Rahane | Cricket |
| Shiva Thapa | Boxing | |
| Sourav Kothari | Billiards & Snooker | |
| Lalita Shivaji Babar | Athletics | |
| 2017 | Rajath Chauhan | Archery |
| Satyawart Kadian | Wrestling | |
| Anthony Amalraj | Table Tennis | |
| Prakash Nanjappa | Shooting | |
| Saketh Myneni | Lawn Tennis | |
| Jasvir Singh | Kabaddi | |
| Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil | Hockey | |
| Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia | Golf | |
| Oinam Bembem Devi | Football | |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Cricket | |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | Cricket | |
| Laishram Devendro Singh | Boxing | |
| Prashanti Singh | Basketball | |
| Varun Bhati (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| Arokia Rajiv | Athletics | |
| Khushbir Kaur | Athletics | |
| Vennam Jyothi Surekha | Archery | |
| 2018 | Pooja Kadian | Wushu |
| Sumit Malik | Wrestling | |
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Table Tennis | |
| Manika Batra | Table Tennis | |
| Rahi sarnobat | Shooting | |
| Ankur Mittal | Shooting | |
| Shreyasi Singh | Shooting | |
| Ravi Rathore | Polo | |
| Rohan Bopanna | Lawn Tennis | |
| G.Pranav sai reddy | Kabaddi | |
| Savita Punia | Hockey | |
| Manpreet Singh | Hockey | |
| Shubhankar Sharma | Golf | |
| Smriti Mandhana | Cricket | |
| Sikki Reddy | Badminton | |
| Jinson Johnson | Athletics | |
| Hima Das | Athletics | |
| Neeraj Chopra | Athletics | |
| Ankur Dhama (Para Athlete) | Athletics | |
| 2019 | Pooja Dhanda | Wrestling |
| Harmeet Desai | Table Tennis | |
| Anjum Moudgil | Shooting | |
| Simran Singh Shergill | Polo | |
| Ajay Thakur | Kabaddi | |
| Chinglensana Kangujam | Hockey | |
| Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | Football | |
| Fouaad Mirza | Equestrian | |
| Poonam Yadav | Cricket | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket | |
| Sonia Lather | Boxing | |
| Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth | Badminton | |
| Pramod Bhagat (Para Athlete) | Badminton | |
| Mohammed Anas Yahiya | Athletics | |
| Tajinder Pal Singh | Athletics | |
| Swapna Barman | Athletics | |
| Sundar Singh Gurjar (Para Athlete) | Athletics |
Arjuna Award Winners List 2020
Given below is the list of Arjuna award winners for the year 2020. Check out the latest List of Arjuna Award Winners by reading the table given below according to the name of the sports that they have won the award in.
| Year | Sports name | Name of winner |
| 2020 | Golf | Aditi Ashok |
| 2020 | Hockey | Akashdeep Singh |
| 2020 | Archery | Atanu Das |
| 2020 | Badminton | Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty |
| 2020 | Rowing | Dattu Baban Bhokanal |
| 2020 | Kabaddi | Deepak Niwas Hooda |
| 2020 | Hockey | Deepika Thakur |
| 2020 | Cricket | Deepti Sharma |
| 2020 | Lawn Tennis | Divij Sharan |
| 2020 | Wrestling | Divya Kakran |
| 2020 | Athletics | Dutee Chand |
| 2020 | Cricket | Ishant Sharma |
| 2020 | Kho Kho | Kale Sarika Sudhakar |
| 2020 | Boxing | Lovlina Borgohain |
| 2020 | Table Tennis | Madhurika Suhas Patkar |
| 2020 | Shooting | Manish Narwal |
| 2020 | Shooting | Manu Bhaker |
| 2020 | Wrestling | Rahul Aware |
| 2020 | Athletics | Sandeep Choudhary |
| 2020 | Football | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 2020 | Badminton | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
| 2020 | Shooting | Saurabh Chaudhary |
| 2020 | Equestrian | Sawant Ajay Anant |
| 2020 | Winter Sports | Shiva Keshavan |
| 2020 | Hockey | Shivendra Pratap Santosh Singh |
| 2020 | Boxing | Subedar Manish Kaushik |
| 2020 | Swimming | Suyash Narayan Jadhav |
| 2020 | Basketball | Vishesh Bhriguvanshi |
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