Rahul Balasaheb Aware (born 2 November 1991) is an Indian male freestyle wrestler who competes in the men's freestyle 57 kg category. He has won Gold medal in 57 kg division at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.He was a student of Olympian late Harishchandra Birajdar. At present, he is being trained by his guru and father in law Kaka Pawar. Currently he is member of Maharashtra police as a deputy superintendent of police. He is fondly called as "Nana" (Elderly brother) by his friends and family. He was awarded with Arjuna Award in 2020 for his contribution to wrestling.