Mohinder Singh (field hockey)

Mohinder Singh
Personal information
Full name Mohinder Singh
Born (1953-04-03)3 April 1953
Nakodar, Jalandhar, India
Died 19 September 1977(1977-09-19) (aged 24)[1]
Jalandhar, India
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  India
Hockey World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1975 Kuala Lumpur Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Team

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.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sportsweek, October 16, 1977, p.25


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