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Bir Bhadur Chettri (born 7 December 1955) is an Indian hockey player.
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Field Hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1980 Moscow | Team Competition |
Bir Bhadur Chettri (born 7 December 1955) is an Indian hockey player.
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]
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