Shamsher Singh (field hockey)

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Shamsher Singh
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Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27)
Attari, Amritsar district, Punjab, India [1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Punjab Armed Police
Senior career
YearsTeam
Punjab National Bank
Punjab Armed Police
2024–present Delhi SG Pipers
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 India U21 5 (0)
2019– India 105 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Chennai
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Shamsher Singh (born 29 July 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He made his international debut for the national senior team at the 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament. [2] [3] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [4]

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References

  1. Kiran, Sidney (6 August 2019). "Sons of soil reap their toil". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. N Bharadwaj, Aakanksha (1 August 2019). "Hockey player Shamsher has a city connect". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. Chidananda, Shreedutta (6 August 2019). "Young guns Shamsher Singh, Ashis Topno ready for the big stage". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.