Bir Bahadur Chettri
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men's Field Hockey | ||
Olympic Games ![]() | ||
![]() |
1980 Moscow | Team Competition |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Bir_Bhadur_Chettri.jpg/220px-Bir_Bhadur_Chettri.jpg)
Bir Bhadur Chettri (born 7 December 1955) is an Indian hockey player.
Career
[edit]Chettri played for the national Indian hockey team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He also played in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]
In the preliminary rounds, India defeated Tanzania (18-0), Poland (2-0), Cuba (13-0), and the Soviet Union (4-2). They tied with Spain in the third round, but beat them in the finals with a score of 4-3, winning India the gold medal.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bir Bahadur Chettri Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
External links
[edit]
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Kalimpong district
- Field hockey players from West Bengal
- Indian Gorkhas
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Indian male field hockey players
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for India
- Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Indian field hockey biography stubs