Charanjit Singh (hockey player)

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Charanjit Singh
Personal information
Born(1931-02-03)3 February 1931
Mairi Village, Punjab,
British India
Died27 January 2022(2022-01-27) (aged 90)
Una, Himachal Pradesh, India
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[a] – 27 January 2022) was an Indian field hockey player who was the captain of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta.

Singh was a recipient of the Indian government's Arjuna Award in 1963 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 1964.

Early life

Singh was born on 3 February 1931 in

Lyallpur (in modern-day Pakistan). During this time, he represented Panjab University.[6]

Career

Singh started his career representing Punjab Police and was picked for the Indian team in the early 1950s, playing as a midfielder (also referred to as center-half) in a team that included Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, and Joseph Antic, all playing in the midfield position.[6][7]

Singh was the captain of the

Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Keshav Dutt, and Balbir Singh Junior. The newspaper went on to note that he would be "remembered as one of the key men responsible for India regaining its supremacy on the hockey field".[7]

He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1963 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 1964.[5]

After his retirement from the sport, he served as the

dean of student welfare at Punjab Agricultural University and later at the Hisar Agricultural University, before going on to become the director of sports at Himachal Pradesh University.[5][6]

Personal life

Singh was married and had two sons and a daughter.[8] Singh died from a heart attack at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh, on 27 January 2022, seven days before his 91st birthday.[9][10] He had suffered a paralytic attack five years before his death.[5] His wife had predeceased him 12 years earlier.[8]

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ There is some confusion with Singh's date of birth. Most sources indicate Singh was born on 3 February 1931. However, the Indian newspaper Hindustan Times references Singh's date of birth in an obituary as 20 November 1929.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Hockey legend Charanjit Singh dies aged 92". Hindustan Times. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Hockey legend Charanjit Singh dies aged 92". 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "India hockey great and Olympic gold medalist Charanjit Singh dies".
  4. ^ a b "Former Indian hockey team captain and Olympian Charanjit Singh dies". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Service, Tribune News. "Hockey captain Charanjit Singh who got India 1964 Olympic gold dies at 92". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Charanjit Singh, hockey captain who won back Olympic gold for India, passes away". The Indian Express. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Charanjit Singh will be remembered for his role in helping India regain its supremacy on the hockey field". The Indian Express. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Remembering Charanjit Singh, the hockey legend who led India to gold in 1964 Tokyo Olympics". cnbctv18.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Hockey legend Charanjit Singh dies". Press Trust of India.
  10. The Tribune
    . Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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