Bakshish Singh
Personal information
Full name Bakshish Sandhu Singh
Born (1928-06-14)14 June 1928
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Died 21 September 1970(1970-09-21) (aged 42)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Representing  India
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Team

Bakshish Singh (14 June 1928 21 September 1970) was an Indian field hockey player who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He studied at Khalsa College, Amritsar and served in the Punjab Police from 1948 to 1961.[1]

References



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.