Amit Singh Bakshi
Indian field hockey player (1925–2024)
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Amit Singh Bakshi (17 September 1925 – 22 June 2024) was an Indian athlete and field hockey player.[1]
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| National team | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 2024 (aged 98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1945–1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Bakshi won a gold medal as a member of the men's 4x400m relay team, and a silver medal in men's 400 metres at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi.
He won a gold medal as a member of the India national team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2] Originally a backup member, he was added to the squad only when Gursewak Singh was declared medically unfit. Bakshi played in just one game, India's 16-0 victory over USA in the group stage.[3] He played for Services in the Senior National Hockey Championship, captaining them to the title in 1953 and 1956, and the runner-up position in 1954.
Bakshi was a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force, and was later released to Air India as a commercial pilot.
