Hardeep Singh (field hockey)

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Hardeep Singh Grewal (born 1960) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team placed fifth. [1] He completed 10th from Govt. School PAU. After he studied at Arya college. He played in Hockey team. And represented district , state , country at many levels.

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References

  1. "Hardeep Singh". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2012.