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Arjuna Award
Introduced in 1961 to recognize Outstanding Players
| Year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Prithipal Singh | Anne Lumsden |
| 1963 | Charanjit Singh | – |
| 1964 | Hony. Capt. Shankar Laxman | – |
| 1965 | Udham Singh | Elvera Britto |
| 1966 | Hony. Capt. V.J. Peter | Sunita Puri |
| 1966 | Gurbux Singh | – |
| 1967 | Harbinder Singh | – |
| 1967 | Jagjit Singh | – |
| 1967 | Mohinder Lal | – |
| 1968 | Col. Balbir Singh | – |
| 1970 | Ajitpal Singh | – |
| 1971 | P. Krishnamurthy | – |
| 1972 | Michael Kindo | – |
| 1973 | M.P. Ganesh | Dr. Otilia Mascarenhas |
| 1974 | Ashok Kumar | Ajinder Kaur |
| 1975 | B.P. Govinda | Rupa Saini |
| 1977 | Col. Harcharan Singh | Lorraine Fernandes |
| 1979 | Vasudevan Baskaran | Rekha Mundphan |
| 1980 | Mohd. Shahid | Eliza Nelson |
| 1981 | – | Varsha Soni |
| 1983 | Zafar Iqbal | – |
| 1984 | – | Rajbir Kaur |
| 1985 | M. M. Somaya | Prem Maya |
| 1986 | Joaquim Carvalho | – |
| 1988 | Mohinder Pal Singh | – |
| 1989 | Pargat Singh | – |
| 1990 | Jagbir Singh | – |
| 1992 | Mervyn Fernandis | – |
| 1994 | Jude Felix | – |
| 1995 | Mukesh Kumar | – |
| 1995 | Dhanraj Pillay | – |
| 1996 | Ashish Ballal | – |
| 1996 | A. B. Subbiah | – |
| 1997 | Harmik Singh | – |
| 1997 | Surinder Singh Sodhi | – |
| 1997 | Rajinder Singh Sr. | – |
| 1998 | Surjit Singh (Posthumous) | Pritam Rani |
| 1998 | M. K. Kaushik | S. Omana Kumari |
| 1998 | Baldev Singh | – |
| 1998 | Mohammed Riaz | – |
| 1998 | Baljit Singh Dhillon | – |
| 1999 | Balbir Singh Kullar (Punjab) | – |
| 1999 | Lt. Col. Haripal Kaushik | – |
| 1999 | V.J. Phillips | – |
| 1999 | Ramandeep Singh Grewal | – |
| 2000 | Baljit Singh Saini | Tingongleima Chanu |
| 2000 | R.S. Bhola | Madhu Yadav |
| 2000 | Balkrishan Singh | – |
| 2000 | Jalaluddin Rizvi | – |
| 2001 | Dilip Tirkey | Sita Gossain |
| 2002 | Gagan Ajit Singh | Mamta Kharb |
| 2003 | Devesh Chauhan | Suraj Lata Devi |
| 2004 | Deepak Thakur | Helen Mary |
| 2005 | Viren Rasquinha | - |
| 2006 | - | Jyoti Sunita Kullu |
| 2007 | Prabhjot Singh | - |
| 2008 |
- |
- |
| 2009 | Ignace Tirkey | Surinder Kaur |
| 2010 | Sandeep Singh | Jasjeet Kaur Handa |
| 2011 | Rajpal Singh | - |
| 2012 | Sardar Singh | - |
| 2013 | - | Saba Anjum |
| 2014 | - | - |
| 2015 | Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran | - |
| 2016 | Raghunath Vokkaliga Ramachandra | Rani |
| 2017 | Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya | - |
| 2018 | Manpreet Singh | Savita | 2019 | Chinglensana Singh | - |
| 2020 | Akashdeep Singh | Deepika |
| 2021 | Dilpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Varun Kumar, Simranjeet Singh | Monika, Vandana Katariya |