Iqbal Singh Kullar

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Iqbal Singh Kullar
Personal information
Born 26 February 1954
Sansarpur, India
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
1979–1985 Beckenham
1985–1988 Worthing
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1979–1980 England 7
1980–1980 Great Britain 5

Iqbal Singh Kullar (born 26 February 1954) is a former hockey international player, who represented England and Great Britain. He was selected for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Kullar was born in Sansarpur, India but moved to England in 1964 aged 10, he studied at the University of London. [1]

He played club hockey for Beckenham Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and represented Kent at county level. [2] While at Beckenham he made his England debut on 11 May 1979 against Czechoslovakia in Zagreb [3] and his Great Britain debut on 4 January 1980 against the Netherlands in Karachi, during the Champions Trophy. [1]

Kullar was named in the 22-strong squad for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but was unable to participate due to the boycott. [4]

He left Beckenham for Worthing Hockey Club for the start of the 1985 season [5] and became the club's player-coach. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Iqbal Singh Kullar". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Champions Kent in Goal Storm" . Kent Evening Post. 26 March 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Hockey" . Sunday Express. 13 May 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Neil Menzies on short leet for Moscow Olympics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 September 1979. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "It's hero Howard at last" . Worthing Herald. 18 October 1985. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Iki's boys get their chance" . Worthing Herald. 3 April 1987. Retrieved 31 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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