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| Born | 11 February 1996 [1] Haryana, India [2] [3] | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Delhi Waveriders | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Delhi Waveriders | |||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| India | ||||||||||||||||
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Santa Singh (born 11 February 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a Midfielder. [1] He was part of the Indian squad [4] that won Gold at 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lukhnow, India.
Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history and one of the greatest players of all time according to Britannica Encyclopaedia. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey. His influence extended beyond these victories, as India won the field hockey event in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964.
Events in the year 1980 in the Republic of India.
Firozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India. After the Partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the Indo-Pakistani border with memorials of India's freedom fighters.
Mohammed Shahid was an Indian field hockey player. He is considered one of India's best to have played the game and was known for his dribbling skills. He was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1980–1981 and Padma Shri in 1986.
Kunwar Digvijay Singh, popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his mesmerising passing ability and is considered by many to be the greatest dribbler of the game comparable only to Dhyan Chand.
Sansarpur is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international Field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India. The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost. India also won the World Cup in 1975. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals - in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played. They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal, having done so in 1928 and 1956.
Sardara Singh sometimes referred as Sardar Singh, is an Indian former professional field hockey player and captain of the Indian national team. He usually plays the center half position. Sardara became the youngest player to captain the Indian team when he led the side at the 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015. On 13 July 2016, the responsibilities of the captain were handed over from him to P. R. Shreejesh, the goalkeeper of Indian Team. On 12 September 2018, Sardara announced his retirement from international hockey. He played 314 matches during 12 years in his career.
Sandeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana and an ex-captain of the Indian national hockey team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team. He has been dubbed "Flicker Singh" in the media for his specialization of the drag-flick, one of the fastest in the world.
Vokkaliga Ramachandra Raghunath is a former Indian professional field hockey player. He played as a fullback and was known for his abilities as a drag flicker.
Mandeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player who currently plays as a forward for Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League and the Indian national team.
Rupinder Pal Singh is a retired professional field hockey player, who formerly represented India in the Indian Hockey Team. He played as a fullback and is known for his abilities as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He represented India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, 2016 Olympic Games held at Rio de Janeiro, and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, held at Gold Coast, Australia. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won a Bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Akashdeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League and the India hockey team.
Manpreet Singh Pawar is an Indian field hockey player and the captain of India men's national field hockey team since May 2017. He led the Indian field hockey team to the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He plays as a halfback.
Harmanpreet Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Indian national team. He was part of the hockey team that won the bronze medal for India in Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
Varun Kumar is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender for Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League and the Indian national team.
Gurjant Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a Forward.
Balbir Singh Dosanjh was an Indian hockey player. He was a three-time Olympic gold medallist, having played a key role in India's wins in London (1948), Helsinki (1952), and Melbourne (1956) Olympics. He is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, a modern-day Dhyan Chand, a legend of the sport, and is widely regarded as the sport's greatest ever centre-forward. His Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men's hockey final remains unbeaten. Singh set this record when he scored five goals in India's 6–1 victory over the Netherlands in the gold medal game of the 1952 Olympic Games. He was often called Balbir Singh Senior to distinguish him from other Indian hockey players named Balbir Singh.
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Hardik Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.
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