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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Field Hockey]]}} | |medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Field Hockey]]}} | ||
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} | {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team]]}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey World Cup|World Cup]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey World Cup|World Cup]]}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 Amsterdam]]|Team}} | {{MedalSilver|[[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 Amsterdam]]|Team}} | ||
{{MedalGold|[[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975 Kuala Lumpur]]|Team}} | {{MedalGold|[[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975 Kuala Lumpur]]|Team}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|Team}} | {{MedalSilver|[[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|Team}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|Team}} | {{MedalSilver|[[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|Team}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1978 Asian Games|Team]]}} | |||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Govinda was considered | Govinda was considered one of the fastest hockey players during his time and was known for his ball shooting ability.<ref>{{cite web| title= Short Biography of Bilimoria Putaswamy Govinda - fastest hockey players of his times |url= http://www.preservearticles.com/2011081710971/short-biography-of-bilimoria-putaswamy-govinda-fastest-hockey-players-of-his-times.html |publisher= Preserve Articles |accessdate= 2013-01-20}}</ref> | ||
He played for India in the three [[Asian Games]]: 1970, 1974 and 1978 with India finishing second in all the three of them. He also played in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]], [[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 World Cup]] in [[Amsterdam]], 1975 World Cup at [[Kuala Lumpur]] which India won beating Pakistan 2-1 in the Finals and at the [[Montreal Olympics]] in 1976. | He played for India in the three [[Asian Games]]: 1970, 1974 and 1978 with India finishing second in all the three of them. He also played in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]], [[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 World Cup]] in [[Amsterdam]], 1975 World Cup at [[Kuala Lumpur]] which India won beating Pakistan 2-1 in the Finals and at the [[Montreal Olympics]] in 1976. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027022007/http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=700&moduleid=&maincatid=41&subid=0&comid=55 B. P. Govinda profile] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027022007/http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=700&moduleid=&maincatid=41&subid=0&comid=55 B. P. Govinda profile] | ||
*{{Olympedia}} | |||
*{{Sports reference}} | |||
{{Olympic medalists for India}} | |||
{{India FH Squad 1972 Summer Olympics}} | |||
{{India FH Squad 1973 World Cup}} | |||
{{India FH Squad 1975 World Cup}} | |||
{{India FH Squad 1976 Summer Olympics}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Govinda, B.P.}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Govinda, B.P.}} | ||