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{{ | {{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1926–2004)}} | ||
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}} | {{MedalSport|Men's [[field hockey]]}} | ||
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] | ||
{{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|[[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}} | {{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|[[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}} | ||
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'''Muniswamy Rajgopal''' (24 March 1926 – 3 March 2004)<ref>{{cite web |title=March Birthday Listings |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/janmadin/march.htm |publisher=bharatiyahockey.org |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> was an Indian [[field hockey]] player. He was a member of the [[India men's national field hockey team| | '''Muniswamy Rajgopal''' (24 March 1926 – 3 March 2004)<ref>{{cite web |title=March Birthday Listings |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/janmadin/march.htm |publisher=bharatiyahockey.org |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> was an Indian [[field hockey]] player. He was a member of the [[India men's national field hockey team|India national team]] that won gold medal at the [[1952 Helsinki Olympics]]. He was from his home State of [[Mysore State|Mysore]] (now [[Karnataka]]) to win an Olympic medal.<ref name="dh1">{{cite web |last1=Chander |first1=N. J. Ravi |title=How I came to love hockey |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/right-in-the-middle/how-i-came-to-love-hockey-864449.html |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=24 May 2022 |language=en |date=23 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
Rajgopal was a versatile player and played as a [[Field hockey#Positions|wing forward]] or inside-right on either wings.<ref name="Malaya">{{cite news |title=INDIAN HOCKEY FED. TEAM ARRIVE TUESDAY |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540203-1.2.177 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=3 February 1954 |page=13 |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref name="Malaya54">{{cite news |title=India hockey tourists establish their class |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540215-1.2.142 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=15 February 1954 |page=12 |language=en-SG}}</ref> He was nicknamed 'the artful dodger' for his stickwork.<ref name="dh1"/> Rajgopal's contributions to hockey was recognized with Karnataka's [[Rajyotsava Award]] in 2000.<ref name="Manju"/> | Rajgopal was a versatile player and played as a [[Field hockey#Positions|wing forward]] or inside-right on either wings.<ref name="Malaya">{{cite news |title=INDIAN HOCKEY FED. TEAM ARRIVE TUESDAY |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540203-1.2.177 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=3 February 1954 |page=13 |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref name="Malaya54">{{cite news |title=India hockey tourists establish their class |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540215-1.2.142 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=15 February 1954 |page=12 |language=en-SG}}</ref> He was nicknamed 'the artful dodger' for his stickwork.<ref name="dh1"/> Rajgopal's contributions to hockey was recognized with Karnataka's [[Rajyotsava Award]] in 2000.<ref name="Manju"/> | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
=== As player === | === As player === | ||
A member of the Mysore team for 15 years from 1945 that competed in the national championships, Rajgopal was also an instrumental part of his employers' team, Hindustan Aircraft (now Hindustan Aeronautics). With the team, he won the [[Beighton Cup]] in 1951, defeating Pakistan's Lahore Bata 1–0 in the final. He toured East Africa twice, first with the undivided Indian team in 1945, and with the Indian team post-independence in 1947–48. He played alongside [[Dhyan Chand]] in the forward line for India and drew frequent comparisons to him from the press. He was called 'Dhyan Chand of the [[Deccan]]'. India scored 13 goals in the gold- | A member of the Mysore team for 15 years from 1945 that competed in the national championships, Rajgopal was also an instrumental part of his employers' team, Hindustan Aircraft (now Hindustan Aeronautics). With the team, he won the [[Beighton Cup]] in 1951, defeating Pakistan's Lahore Bata 1–0 in the final. He toured East Africa twice, first with the undivided Indian team in 1945, and with the Indian team post-independence in 1947–48. He played alongside [[Dhyan Chand]] in the forward line for India and drew frequent comparisons to him from the press. He was called 'Dhyan Chand of the [[Deccan]]'. India scored 13 goals in the gold medal-winning campaign of the [[1952 Helsinki Olympics]] and teammate [[Balbir Singh Sr.]] remarked, "We couldn't have got many of the goals, but for the presence of Rajagopal."<ref name="Manju">{{cite book |last1=Raipalli |first1=Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa |title=A Case Study on Contribution of Karnataka Hockey Players towards the Development of Indian Hockey |isbn=978-1-387-71237-3 |pages=71–74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GulVDwAAQBAJ |access-date=24 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
With the Indian team, Rajgopal also toured [[South India]] and [[Ceylon]] in 1947, Africa in 1952 and [[Indian field hockey team in Malaya and Singapore|Malaya and Singapore in 1954]].<ref name="Malaya"/> In the 1954 tour, he scored ten goals in 11 matches played.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Indians succeed in their mission |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540311-1.2.189 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=11 March 1954 |page=14}}</ref> His game drew comparisons to [[Dhyan Chand]] and the Malayan press labeled him 'another Chand'.<ref name="Malaya54"/> | With the Indian team, Rajgopal also toured [[South India]] and [[Ceylon]] in 1947, Africa in 1952 and [[Indian field hockey team in Malaya and Singapore|Malaya and Singapore in 1954]].<ref name="Malaya"/> In the 1954 tour, he scored ten goals in 11 matches played.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Indians succeed in their mission |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540311-1.2.189 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=11 March 1954 |page=14}}</ref> His game drew comparisons to [[Dhyan Chand]] and the Malayan press labeled him 'another Chand'.<ref name="Malaya54"/> | ||
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*{{Olympedia}} | *{{Olympedia}} | ||
{{India FH Squad 1952 Summer Olympics}} | {{India FH Squad 1952 Summer Olympics}} | ||
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[[Category:1926 births]] | [[Category:1926 births]] | ||
[[Category:2004 deaths]] | [[Category:2004 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Field hockey players from | [[Category:Field hockey players from Bengaluru]] | ||
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players | [[Category:Olympic field hockey players for India]] | ||
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for India]] | [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics]] | [[Category:Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics]] | ||
[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]] | [[Category:Indian male field hockey players]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen]] | |||
[[Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey]] | [[Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey]] | ||
[[Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics]] | [[Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics]] | ||
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| Born | 24 March 1926 Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore (now in Karnataka, India)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 2004 (aged 77) Bangalore, India | |||||||||||||
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Muniswamy Rajgopal (24 March 1926 – 3 March 2004)[2] was an Indian field hockey player. He was a member of the India national team that won gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He was from his home State of Mysore (now Karnataka) to win an Olympic medal.[3]
Rajgopal was a versatile player and played as a wing forward or inside-right on either wings.[4][5] He was nicknamed 'the artful dodger' for his stickwork.[3] Rajgopal's contributions to hockey was recognized with Karnataka's Rajyotsava Award in 2000.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
As player[edit | edit source]
A member of the Mysore team for 15 years from 1945 that competed in the national championships, Rajgopal was also an instrumental part of his employers' team, Hindustan Aircraft (now Hindustan Aeronautics). With the team, he won the Beighton Cup in 1951, defeating Pakistan's Lahore Bata 1–0 in the final. He toured East Africa twice, first with the undivided Indian team in 1945, and with the Indian team post-independence in 1947–48. He played alongside Dhyan Chand in the forward line for India and drew frequent comparisons to him from the press. He was called 'Dhyan Chand of the Deccan'. India scored 13 goals in the gold medal-winning campaign of the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and teammate Balbir Singh Sr. remarked, "We couldn't have got many of the goals, but for the presence of Rajagopal."[1]
With the Indian team, Rajgopal also toured South India and Ceylon in 1947, Africa in 1952 and Malaya and Singapore in 1954.[4] In the 1954 tour, he scored ten goals in 11 matches played.[6] His game drew comparisons to Dhyan Chand and the Malayan press labeled him 'another Chand'.[5]
As coach[edit | edit source]
Known for his sharp hockey acumen, Rajgopal was also the coach of the State teams, in various age-groups on numerous occasions, the most notable among them the 1975 Junior Nationals triumph in Pune. He was also the coach of the national team in the inaugural Junior World Cup tournament held in Paris in 1979.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Raipalli, Dr Manjunath Sahadevappa. A Case Study on Contribution of Karnataka Hockey Players towards the Development of Indian Hockey. pp. 71–74. ISBN 978-1-387-71237-3. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "March Birthday Listings". bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chander, N. J. Ravi (23 July 2020). "How I came to love hockey". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "INDIAN HOCKEY FED. TEAM ARRIVE TUESDAY". The Straits Times. 3 February 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "India hockey tourists establish their class". The Straits Times. 15 February 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "The Indians succeed in their mission". The Straits Times. 11 March 1954. p. 14. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Muniswamy Rajgopal at Olympedia
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