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Charanjit Singh (hockey player)

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This article is about the hockey player. For the musician, see Charanjit Singh (musician). For the politician, see Charanjit Singh Atwal. For the cricketer, see Charanjit Singh (cricketer).

Charanjit Singh
Born3 February 1931 Edit this on Wikidata
Died27 January 2022 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90)
Awards
Charanjit Singh
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Field hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Jakarta Team

Charanjit Singh (3 February 1931 – 27 January 2022) was an Indian field hockey player.

Singh captained the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan.[1] Singh was born in Rajput family in Mairi Village in Himachal Pradesh (then Punjab, British India). He was also a member of Indian hockey team which won a silver medal in the 1962 Asian Games.[2]

He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri awarded by the government of India for his achievements in the field of sports.

He died from a heart attack at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh on 27 January 2022, at the age of 90.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hockey India mourns the demise of hockey legend Charanjit Singh". Hockey India. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Former Indian hockey team captain and Olympian Charanjit Singh dies". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Hockey legend Charanjit Singh dies". Press Trust of India.
  4. ^ "Hockey Olympian Charanjit Singh passes away at 90". The Tribune. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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