Gurjant Singh

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Gurjant Singh
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Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) [1]
Amritsar, Punjab, India [2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club ONGC
Senior career
YearsTeam
Dabang Mumbai
ONGC
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 India U21 11 (7)
2017– India 105 (28)
Medal record
Men’s field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Dhaka
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Muscat
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Chennai
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Hockey World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Junior World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Lucknow
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kuantan

Gurjant Singh (born 26 January 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a Forward. [3]

He was part of the Indian squad [4] which won gold at 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [5]

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References

  1. "Gurjant Singh". Hockey India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. "The team's big match player". Bangalore Mirror. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. "Gurjant Singh is chasing dreams on the hockey turf". The Indian Express. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. "IND". FIH. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  5. "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.