Mohinder Singh (field hockey) explained

Mohinder Singh
Full Name:Mohinder Singh
Birth Date:3 April 1953
Birth Place:Nakodar, Jalandhar, India
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Jalandhar, India

Mohinder Singh (3 April 1953 – 19 September 1977) was an Indian field hockey player. He was part of the Indian team that won the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics[2] and in the 1970 Asian Games where he did not appear in any matches.

Gill worked in the Punjab Police as a sub inspector. He died in the Civil Hospital, Jalandhar "after a short illness" [3] The report of his death gives his age as 26.

Notes and References

  1. News: Duhra. Jaswinder. ਓਲੰਪੀਅਨ ਮੋਹਿੰਦਰ ਮੁਨਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਹਾਲੇ ਤਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕੋਈ ਐਵਾਰਡ, 1975 ’ਚ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਹਾਕੀ ਕੱਪ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਨ ਸੱਤ ਗੋਲ. Punjabi Jagran. pa. 12 December 2023. 24 March 2024.
  2. Mohinder Singh Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115812/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/mohinder-singh-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 October 2019.
  3. Sportsweek, October 16, 1977, p.25