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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 |