Here we list down the top sports persons who were bestowed the Padma Bhushan in Sports.
| SN | Sportsperson | Sport | State | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhyan Chand | Field Hockey | Punjab | 1956 |
| 2 | CK Nayudu | Cricket | Tamil Nadu | 1956 |
| 3 | Vijaya Anand | Cricket | Uttar Pradesh | 1958 |
| 4 | Tenzing Norgay | Mountaineering | West Bengal | 1959 |
| 5 | Nawang Gombu | Mountaineering | West Bengal | 1965 |
| 6 | Sonam Gyatso | Mountaineering | Sikkim | 1965 |
| 7 | Mohan Singh Kohli | Mountaineering | Delhi | 1965 |
| 8 | Ramanathan Krishnan | Tennis | Tamil Nadu | 1967 |
| 9 | Mihir Sen | Swimming | West Bengal | 1967 |
| 10 | Vinoo Mankad | Cricket | Gujarat | 1973 |
| 11 | Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket | Maharashtra | 1980 |
| 12 | Bhalindra Singh | Cricket | Delhi | 1983 |
| 13 | Michael Ferreira | Billiards & Snooker | Maharashtra | 1984 |
| 14 | Lala Amarnath | Cricket | Delhi | 1991 |
| 15 | DB Deodhar | Cricket | Maharashtra | 1991 |
| 16 | Kapil Dev | Cricket | Delhi | 1991 |
| 17 | Viswanathan Anand | Chess | Tamil Nadu | 2001 |
| 18 | Chandu Borde | Cricket | Maharashtra | 2002 |
| 19 | Vijaypat Singhania | Air Sports | Maharashtra | 2006 |
| 20 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting | Punjab | 2009 |
| 21 | Rahul Dravid | Cricket | Karnataka | 2013 |
| 22 | Mary Kom | Boxing | Manipur | 2013 |
| 23 | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton | Andhra Pradesh | 2014 |
| 24 | Leander Paes | Tennis | Maharashtra | 2014 |
| 25 | Satpal Singh | Wrestling | Delhi | 2015 |
| 26 | Sania Mirza | Tennis | Telangana | 2016 |
| 27 | Saina Nehwal | Badminton | Telangana | 2016 |
| 28 | Pankaj Advani | Billiards & Snooker | Karnataka | 2018 |
| 29 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Cricket | Jharkhand | 2018 |
| 30 | Bachendri Pal | Mountaineering | Uttarakhand | 2019 |
| 31 | PV Sindhu | Badminton | Delhi | 2020 |
The list of Padma Bhushan in sports will get more names as more editions of these annual civilian honors are announced. The Padma Bhushan in sports is an accolade the country bestowed in the performances of these exceptional sporting heroes.
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