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	Sardar '''Surjit Singh Randhawa''' (10 October 1951 – 6 January 1984) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ field hockey player, who played for [[India men's ~~national field hockey team\|India~~ national field hockey team]] at the [[1976 Montreal Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Surjit Randhawa \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/surjit-singh-1.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/surjit-singh-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2020-04-18 \|date= \|publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref> He was a [[Field hockey#Positions\|full back]] and captain of [[India men's national field hockey team\|India]] [[field hockey]] team. He got his training from DSP Ajit Singh Ahluwalia.		Sardar '''Surjit Singh Randhawa''' (10 October 1951 – 6 January 1984) was an Indian field hockey player, who played for [[India men's national field hockey team]] at the [[1976 Montreal Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Surjit Randhawa \|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/surjit-singh-1.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/surjit-singh-1.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2020-04-18 \|date= \|publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref> He was a [[Field hockey#Positions\|full back]] and captain of [[India men's national field hockey team\|India]] [[field hockey]] team. He got his training from DSP Ajit Singh Ahluwalia.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	===Death and legacy===		===Death and legacy===
	Surjit Singh died in a car accident in 1984 near [[Kartarpur, India\|Kartarpur]] in [[Jalandhar district]] after his retirement from the game. The hockey stadium in Jalandhar, the [[Surjit Hockey Stadium]], is named after him. In 2000, with the persistent efforts of Surjit Singh's family, the ancestral village of Surit Singh was renamed after him. Initially it was called "'''Dakhla'''", but now it is known as '''"Surjit Singh Wala"'''		Surjit Singh died in a car accident in 1984 near [[Kartarpur, India\|Kartarpur]] in [[Jalandhar district]] after his retirement from the game. The hockey stadium in Jalandhar, the [[Surjit Hockey Stadium]], is named after him. In 2000, with the persistent efforts of Surjit Singh's family, the ancestral village of Surit Singh was renamed after him. Initially it was called "'''Dakhla'''", but now it is known as '''"Surjit Singh Wala"'''

	A hockey academy named after him is also being run by the [[Government of Punjab, India\|Government of Punjab]]. In 1984, after his death, the [[Surjit Hockey Society]] was established in Jalandhar, and it organizes the annual [[Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament]] in Jalandhar, every year,<ref>[http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html History of society] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029051429/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html \|date=29 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Surjit hockey tourney begins from October 11 \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation/1006320 \|date=22 September 2012 \|newspaper=Indian Express \|quote=organized every year in memory of former Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa}}</ref>In 2007, with the efforts of Surjit Singh's family, a statue was installed in Batala to commemorate the legendary hockey player.		A hockey academy named after him is also being run by the [[Government of Punjab, India\|Government of Punjab]]. In 1984, after his death, the [[Surjit Hockey Society]] was established in Jalandhar, and it organizes the annual [[Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament]] in Jalandhar, every year,<ref>[http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html History of society] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029051429/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html \|date=29 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Surjit hockey tourney begins from October 11 \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation/1006320 \|date=22 September 2012 \|newspaper=Indian Express \|quote=organized every year in memory of former Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa}}</ref> In 2007, with the efforts of Surjit Singh's family, a statue was installed in Batala to commemorate the legendary hockey player.

	In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state, [[Government of Punjab (India)\|Government of Punjab]] announced its decision to support the society.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Plans to revive hockey – in hues of pink and blue \|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/hockey/plans-to-revive-hockey-in-hues-of-pink-and-blue-36476.html \|date=August 2012 \|publisher=[[Indiatimes.com]] \|quote=memory of former Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa}}</ref> He was posthumously awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/about-olympian-surjit-singh.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2013-03-28 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127024659/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/about-olympian-surjit-singh.html \|archive-date=27 November 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state, [[Government of Punjab (India)\|Government of Punjab]] announced its decision to support the society.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Plans to revive hockey – in hues of pink and blue \|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/hockey/plans-to-revive-hockey-in-hues-of-pink-and-blue-36476.html \|date=August 2012 \|publisher=[[Indiatimes.com]] \|quote=memory of former Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa}}</ref> He was posthumously awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/about-olympian-surjit-singh.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2013-03-28 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127024659/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/about-olympian-surjit-singh.html \|archive-date=27 November 2012 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| name = Surjit Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|10|10|df=yes}}
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| birth_place = Wala, [[Batala]], [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|01|06|1951|10|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]], [[Jalandhar]], Punjab, India
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Sardar '''Surjit Singh Randhawa''' (10 October 1951 – 6 January 1984) was an [[India]]n field hockey player, who played for [[India men's national field hockey team|India national field hockey team]] at the [[1976 Montreal Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Surjit Randhawa |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/surjit-singh-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/surjit-singh-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |date= |publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref> He was a [[Field hockey#Positions|full back]] and captain of [[India men's national field hockey team|India]] [[field hockey]] team. He got his training from DSP Ajit Singh Ahluwalia.

==Early life and education==
Born in [[Batala]], Punjab, Singh studied in Guru Nanak School, Batala, and later at [[Lyallpur Khalsa College]] at [[Jalandhar]], where he started playing university level hockey tournaments.<ref name=sikh>[http://www.sikhhockeyolympians.com/Player%20Profiles/SurjitSingh.html Surjit Singh Randhawa] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130202091516/http://www.sikhhockeyolympians.com/Player%20Profiles/SurjitSingh.html |date=2 February 2013 }} Sikhhockeyolympians</ref>

==Career==
After finishing college he joined the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] Force for a few years. He made his debut in the second [[Hockey World Cup]] in [[Amsterdam]] in 1973. He also played for India in the [[Munich Olympics]] in 1972, the 1974 and 1978 [[Asian Games]], the 1976 [[Montreal Olympics]], the [[Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]] in 1978, and the 1982 World Cup held at [[Bombay]]. He was also the part of the winning team in 1975 [[Hockey World Cup]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. He was the first to score for India in the 1975 World Cup. He was included in the World Hockey XI in 1973 and the All-Star Hockey XI the next year. He was also the top scorer-both in the Esanda International hockey Tournament at [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] in [[Australia]] and the [[1978 Asian Games]]. In his career he was able to score 4 Olympic goals. Initially he worked briefly with [[Indian Railways]] and [[Indian Airlines]] and finally with [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]].<ref name=sikh />

==Personal life==
His wife Chanchal Randhawa was also international field hockey player, who led [[India women's national field hockey team]] in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kartar Singh's appointment as sports director challenged |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-15/chandigarh/27143397_1_kartar-singh-appointment-joint-director |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522090642/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-15/chandigarh/27143397_1_kartar-singh-appointment-joint-director |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 February 2002}}</ref>
His Son Sarbrinder Singh Randhawa was a world-level Lawn Tennis Player, who represented India in various international tournaments across the world. He is also an Asian Games Runners up which were held in Indonesia.

===Death and legacy===
Surjit Singh died in a car accident in 1984 near [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]] in [[Jalandhar district]] after his retirement from the game. The hockey stadium in Jalandhar, the [[Surjit Hockey Stadium]], is named after him. In 2000, with the persistent efforts of Surjit Singh's family, the ancestral village of Surit Singh was renamed after him. Initially it was called "'''Dakhla'''", but now it is known as '''"Surjit Singh Wala"'''

A hockey academy named after him is also being run by the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]]. In 1984, after his death, the [[Surjit Hockey Society]] was established in Jalandhar, and it organizes the annual [[Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament]] in Jalandhar, every year,<ref>[http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html History of society] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029051429/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/history-of-society.html |date=29 October 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Surjit hockey tourney begins from October 11 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-nation/1006320 |date=22 September 2012 |newspaper=Indian Express |quote=organized every year in memory of former Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa}}</ref>In 2007, with the efforts of Surjit Singh's family, a statue was installed in Batala to commemorate the legendary hockey player.

In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state, [[Government of Punjab (India)|Government of Punjab]] announced its decision to support the society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plans to revive hockey – in hues of pink and blue |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/hockey/plans-to-revive-hockey-in-hues-of-pink-and-blue-36476.html |date=August 2012 |publisher=[[Indiatimes.com]] |quote=memory of former Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa}}</ref> He was posthumously awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/about-olympian-surjit-singh.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127024659/http://www.surjithockey.in/the-society/about-olympian-surjit-singh.html |archive-date=27 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20130202091516/http://www.sikhhockeyolympians.com/Player%20Profiles/SurjitSingh.html Surjit Singh Randhawa, Biography]
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* {{Sports reference}}

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