Bakshish Singh
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Full name
Bakshish Singh Sandhu
Born
14 June 1928
Lyallpur, Punjab, British India
now Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Lyallpur, Punjab, British India
now Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Died
21 September 1970 (aged 42)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Amritsar, Punjab, India
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14 June 1928 Lyallpur, Punjab, British India now Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
21 September 1970 (aged 42) Amritsar, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bakshish Singh (14 June 1928 – 21 September 1970) was an Indian field hockey player who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He studied at Khalsa College, Amritsar and served in the Punjab Police from 1948 to 1961. He was also part of the team that won the silver medal in the 1958 Asian Games.[1]
