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Shamsher Singh (field hockey)

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Shamsher Singh
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
Years Team
Punjab National Bank
Punjab Armed Police
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 India U21 5 (0)
2019– India 103 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 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]

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.