Jaman Lal Sharma Explained

Jaman Lal Sharma (1932 - 2007) was an Indian field hockey player.^[1] He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.^[2]

Sharma was born in Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, British India, in what is now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in 1932.^[3] After retiring as a player, Sharma became a coach and was manager of the Indian hockey team at the Asian Games.

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.^[4] Sharma died on 26 August 2007, aged 75, following the complications developed after a fall in his bathroom. He had three daughters and a son, Deepak Sharma, who is a Journalist.

In Lucknow, a state hockey tournament is being organized every year since 2008 in his memory.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ex-olympian Jaman Lal Sharma dies after brain haemorrhage . One India . 26 August 2007 . September 25, 2015 .
2. Web site: Jaman Lal Sharma . Sports Reference LLC . 12 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121215211607/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/jaman-lal-sharma-1.html . 15 December 2012 .
3. http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=18&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIL&mydateHid=09-05-2013&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Lucknow&edname=&articleid=Ar01805&publabel=TOI "Players happy as street named after Jaman Lal "
4. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .
5. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/jaman-lal-sharma-state-hockey-from-today/558623/ "Jaman Lal Sharma state hockey from today"
6. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/impressive-win-for-lucknow-in-jaman-lal-sharma-hockey/559029/ "Impressive win for Lucknow in Jaman Lal Sharma hockey"