Balbir Singh Kullar
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| Employer | Punjab Police (retired as DIG in 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India (International) Railways (National) Punjab State (National) Punjab Police (National) All India Police (National) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sardar Balbir Singh Kullar (8 August 1942 – 28 February 2020) was an Indian field hockey player and a Punjab Police officer. Alternative spellings of his last name include Khullar.
Balbir Singh was born in the
As part of the Indian national men's hockey team, he played his first international game in 1963 at Lyons in France. He gained reputation as an inside forward in the Indian team, and toured Belgium, East Africa, East Germany, England, the Netherlands, Italy, Kenya, New Zealand and West Germany. He was a member of the Indian team that won the Olympic Gold in 1964 (Tokyo), Asian Games Gold in 1966 (Bangkok) and the Olympic Bronze in 1968 (Mexico).
During 1968–1975, Balbir Singh was a part of the All India Police team, and also served as its captain for some time. He became the Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1981, became an Indian Police Service officer in 1987. He retired as a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in February 2001.[4]
He died at his home in Sansarpur at the age of 77.
Awards
- Padma Shri (2009)[5]
- Arjuna Award (1999)[6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Balbir Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Former India Hockey Player Balbir Singh Kullar Dies At 77". Ndtvsports.com.
- ^ "Olympic Bronze Medalist Balbir Singh Kullar Passes Away". YouTube.
- ^ Profile of Balbir Singh Khullar at Hockey India Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Padma awards for Abhinav, Dhoni". indianexpress.com. 26 January 2009.
- ^ Arjuna, Dronacharya Awards presented. The Hindu, 30 August 2000.
External links
- Balbir Singh Kullar at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Balbir Singh Kullar at Olympedia
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