Amarjeet Singh Marwa

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Amarjeet Singh Marwa
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1947-11-14) 14 November 1947 (age 75)
Nairobi, British Kenya
Sport
Sport Field hockey
ClubSimba Union, Nairobi

Amarjeet Singh Marwa (born 14 November 1947) is a Kenyan field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] He is the brother of Kenyan hockey international Harvinder Singh Marwa.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amarjeet Singh Marwa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2019.