Jaswant Singh Rajput (c. 1926 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a center-half in the Indian team. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore and Mohun Bagan. Known for his dribbling skills and ball control, he won gold medals with the Indian team at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born |
c. 1926 Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
28 January 2015 (aged 88–89) Kolkata, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| Bhowanipore | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952–? | Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editSingh began playing as a left-half during his school days in Delhi, and represented the Delhi University at the time. Spotted by the selectors, he was named in the Indian team for the 1948 Summer Olympics, and went on to win the gold medal. He won the gold medal with the team again at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore before moving to Mohun Bagan in 1952. With Bagan, he won the Beighton Cup.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Hockey is now more about power than skill: Olympian Jaswant Rajput". NDTV. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput passes away". The Hindu. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
External links
edit- Jaswant Singh Rajput at Olympedia
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaswant Singh Rajput". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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