Jarmanpreet Singh

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Jarmanpreet Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeam
Hockey Punjab
Railways
Income Tax
2024– Delhi SG Pipers
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013–2014 India U21 12 (0)
2018– India 123 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Breda
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Muscat
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Chennai
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Hulunbuir Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

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]

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Early life

Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department. [3]

Career

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]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2024 Arjuna Award Outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024Won [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024". The Times of India. 26 June 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ↑ PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "National Sports Day 2024: Full list of Khel Ratna, Arjuna award winners". India Today. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jarmanpreet Singh feels "proud" after receiving prestigious Arjuna Award". ANI. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "All it takes to become a champion explained by Arjuna Awardee Jarmanpreet Singh". OneTurf News. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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