Shamsher Singh (field hockey)
Appearance
![]() Singh in August 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Attari, Amritsar district, Punjab, India[1] | 29 July 1997||
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 |
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
[edit]- ^ Kiran, Sidney (6 August 2019). "Sons of soil reap their toil". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ N Bharadwaj, Aakanksha (1 August 2019). "Hockey player Shamsher has a city connect". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Chidananda, Shreedutta (6 August 2019). "Young guns Shamsher Singh, Ashis Topno ready for the big stage". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Shamsher Singh at Hockey India
- Shamsher Singh at the International Hockey Federation
- Shamsher Singh at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Punjab, India
- Sportspeople from Amritsar district
- Indian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Indian field hockey biography stubs