Vasudevan Baskaran
Vasudevan Baskaran (born 17 August 1950) is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu, India. He captained the Indian team, which won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.
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| Born | 17 August 1950 (age 74) Chennai, India | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thereafter he coached and mentored several players for the Indian team. Now he lives with his family in Besant Nagar in Chennai, India.
CareerEdit
After the Olympic gold victory, Baskaran had coached the Indian National Team several times, the last time at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Currently he is the Chief Coach of Bhopal Badshahs in World Series Hockey league.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold
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Vasudevan Baskaran | Field hockey | Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics | 29 July 1980 |
AwardsEdit
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in (1979–1980) for his performance as a player in Olympic Games.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Bharatiya Hockey
- Vasudevan Baskaran at Olympedia
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