Shamsher Singh (field hockey)

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Shamsher Singh
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Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27)
Attari, Amritsar district, Punjab, India[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
PositionForward
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India

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Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team

Shamsher Singh (born 29 July 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He made his international debut for the national senior team at the 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament.[2][3] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Kiran, Sidney (6 August 2019). "Sons of soil reap their toil". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ↑ N Bharadwaj, Aakanksha (1 August 2019). "Hockey player Shamsher has a city connect". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Chidananda, Shreedutta (6 August 2019). "Young guns Shamsher Singh, Ashis Topno ready for the big stage". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

External links[edit]

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