Mohinder Singh (3 April 1953 – 19 September 1977) was an Indian field hockey player. He was part of the Indian team that won the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup and he was high scorer for India scoring 4 goals in that world cup tournament. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics[2] and in the 1970 Asian Games where he did not appear in any matches.
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| Full name | Mohinder Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 April 1953 Nakodar, Jalandhar, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
19 September 1977 (aged 24)[1] Jalandhar, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gill worked in the Punjab Police as a sub inspector. He died in the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar "after a short illness" [3] The report of his death gives his age as 26.
References
edit- ^ Duhra, Jaswinder (12 December 2023). "ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨ ਮੋਹਿੰਦਰ ਮੁਨਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਾਲੇ ਤਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕੋਈ ਐਵਾਰਡ, 1975 'ਚ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਹਾਕੀ ਕੱਪ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਨ ਸੱਤ ਗੋਲ". Punjabi Jagran (in Punjabi). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mohinder Singh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Sportsweek, October 16, 1977, p.25
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