Key facts
- Born
- 6 January 1996, Amritsar
- State of birth
- Amritsar, Punjab
- Sector
- Hockey
- Profession
- Indian field hockey player
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Harmanpreet Singh is an Indian field hockey player and captain of the national hockey team. He plays as a defender, is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He has scored the most number of international goals for India in modern day hockey. He led the team to clinch the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was his second bronze in three appearances at the Olympics. Singh also captained the team to win a gold at the 2022 Asian Games. He has won the Player of the Year title at the FIH Awards thrice. He is popularly known as Sarpanch Saab by fans for his ability to lead the team towards victory. He also won FIH Junior Hockey World Cup once.
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Timeline
- 1996Born in Amritsar
- 2021Awarded the Arjuna Award
- 2024Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5