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Balbir Singh Grewal

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Balbir Singh Grewal (born 21 September 1945), also known as Balbir Singh (Railways), is a retired Indian field hockey player. He played for Railways in the Indian Senior National Hockey Championship. He was part of the Indian teams that won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games and silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games.[1][2] His brother was the Indian hockey international Gurbax Singh Grewal.[3][4]

NicknameBalbir Singh (Railways)
NationalityIndia
Born (1945-09-21) 21 September 1945 (age 80)
RelativeGurbux Singh (brother)
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Balbir Singh Grewal
Personal information
NicknameBalbir Singh (Railways)
NationalityIndia
Born (1945-09-21) 21 September 1945 (age 80)
RelativeGurbux Singh (brother)
Sport
SportField hockey
Event
Men's team
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1966 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place1970 BangkokTeam
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