Ravinder Pal Singh

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Ravinder Pal Singh
Personal information
Born(1960-09-06)6 September 1960
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died8 May 2021(2021-05-08) (aged 60)
Vivekananda Hospital, Lucknow
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team

Ravinder Pal Singh (6 September 1960 – 8 May 2021) was an Indian field hockey player and former banker.[1][2] He was well known as a prominent centre-half during his playing days from 1979 to 1984.[3] He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow where India defeated Spain 4-3 in the final.[4][5]

Biography[edit]

He was born on 6 September 1960 Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. He was regarded as a person having the characteristics of an introvert according to his former teammates.[6] He remained as a single throughout his lifetime and was survived by his niece Pragya Yadav. He graduated from the Lucknow Sports Hostel.[7]

Career[edit]

He was well known for his aggressive display in the field during his playing days and was referred to as a complete player by his team mates.[8] He was also lauded for his quite, calm composed attitude in the play field and also for his ball distribution.

Ravinder Pal Singh was part of the Indian team which competed at the 1979 Junior Hockey World Cup. He made his maiden Olympics appearance at the age of 20 representing India during the 1980 Summer Olympics and played a key role in India's triumph in the hockey tournament claiming gold medal.[3][5] He also eventually represented India at the 1984 Summer Olympics which was held at Los Angeles and was part of Indian hockey team which finished at 5th position.[9]

He also went onto feature at Hockey Champions Trophy on two occasions in 1980 and 1983 and also featured in Indian team at the 1983 Silver Jubilee 10 Nation Cup in Hong Kong.[10] He also made his maiden appearance in Hockey World Cup tournament during the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mumbai where India finished at 5th position and he was also part of Indian side which competed at the 1982 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Karachi where India emerged as runners-up to hosts and arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.[11][12]

He pursued his later career as a banker at the State Bank of India after retiring from international arena. He retired from playing field hockey because of prolonged chronic spinal injury. He represented State Bank of India hockey side in the Murugappa All India Invitation Hockey Tournament during the 1980s and 1990s post international retirement.[13] Ravinder Pal took voluntary retirement after serving at the State Bank of India for brief period of time.[14] He also played football during the leisure time at the KD Singh Stadium.[15]

Death[edit]

He died on 8 May 2021 at the age of 60 in Lucknow due to COVID-19. He was admitted at the Vivekananda Hospital on 24 April 2021 after being tested positive for COVID-19. He had initially recovered from COVID-19 and was shifted to the non-COVID ICU ward on 6 May 2021 after being tested negative for the virus.[14] However, his condition suddenly deteriorated unexpectedly on the very next day on 7 May 2021 and was put on a ventilator.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Singh SINGH | Olympics.com". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Coronavirus kills two Indian hockey veterans in a single day | Web News Observer". 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 DelhiMay 8, India Today Web Desk New; May 8, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 11:18. "Moscow Olympic gold medallist hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to Covid-19". India Today. Retrieved 10 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/738/reports/matchreport
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "1980 Olympics: India sinks Spain for gold". The Hindu. IANS. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hockey loses two shining lights in one day, MK Kaushik and Ravindra Pal Singh". The Indian Express. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Ganesan, Uthra. "Moscow Olympic gold medallist hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to COVID-19". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Keerthivasan, K. "Ravinder Pal Singh wasn't found wanting in any respect: V. Baskaran". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ↑ https://tms.fih.ch/matches/949/reports/matchreport
  10. ↑ PTI. "India Covid: Olympic gold medallist hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to coronavirus". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Former India hockey players MK Kaushik, Ravinder Pal Singh die due to Covid-19". ESPN.com. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "rediff.com: 1st Asia Cup hockey 1982". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Correspondents, Special (9 May 2021). "Former players pay tributes to Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Moscow Olympic gold medallist hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to COVID-19-Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ravinder Pal, 1980 Moscow Olympics hockey great, dies after Covid-19 battle". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ↑ May 8, PTI / Updated; 2021; Ist, 11:26. "Moscow Olympic gold medallist former hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to COVID | Hockey News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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