Personal information | |||
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Born | Amritsar, Punjab, India | 18 July 1996||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Income Tax | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Railway Sports Promotion Board | |||
2024–present | Delhi SG Pipers | ||
Hockey Punjab | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | India U21 | 12 | (0) |
2018– | India | 123 | (7) |
Medal record |
Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He is selected in the Indian team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which is his debut Olympics. [1] [2]
Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department. [3]
Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup 2016. [1] He was banned for two years in 2016 as he failed a dope test after he took a painkiller prescribed by his doctor for back pain. [1] [4]
He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal. [5] He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [6] [7]
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