Pargat Singh
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| Born | 5 March 1965 Jalandhar |
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||
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Pargat Singh is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was considered as one of the world's best defenders erstwhile. He captained Indian men's hockey team at 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Currently he is working with Punjab police and is Vice-President of the Surjit Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament Society of Jalandhar.[1]
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[edit] Champions Trophy
[edit] 1985 (Perth)
India vs Germany: At one point of time score board was ticking 1-5. Then this young guy, Pargat Singh came forward and performed against everyone's hope and scored 4 goals in the last 6 minutes. The result was a draw but it made Pargat Singh a real hero in the hearts of every Indian.[2]
[edit] 1986 (Karachi)
He didn't stop there with his previous year's spectacular performance against Germany and repeated the same action against Holland to give India a 3-2 victory.
[edit] Awards
| S.No. | Awards | Year |
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| 1 | Padma Shree | 1998 |
| 2 | Arjuna Award | 1989 |
