Harcharan Singh (field hockey)
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Harcharan Singh | |
|---|---|
_Harcharan_Singh.jpg) Singh in Amritsar, February 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1950 |
| Spouse | Dilraj Kaur |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Former field hockey player, motivational speaker |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1999 |
| Rank | 
Brigadier |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's field hockey | ||
| Representing India | ||
Olympic Games  | ||
 | 1972 Munich | Team |
| Hockey World Cup | ||
| 1971 Barcelona | Team |
 | 1973 Amsterdam | Team |
 | 1975 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1970 Bangkok | Team |
| 1974 Tehran | Team |
Brigadier Harcharan Singh VSM (born January 15, 1950) is an Indian field hockey player. He was a member of bronze medal winner India men's national field hockey team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1]
He was born in Marar, Gurdaspur, Punjab. He joined the Indian Army, long after he began playing hockey in 1969. Singh explains, “I joined the Army quite late. The reason being my lack of fluency in English. I studied at the Khalsa Government school in rural Punjab. To qualify to [be] an officer in the Services, one must be fluent in English. I picked up the language but struggled a lot to move up the ranks in the early stages of my career in the army."[2]
Harcharan Singh is the uncle of the Indian cricketer Balwinder Sandhu.[3]
Field hockey
Singh was member of India men's national field hockey team which won Bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich. Singh was also member of Indian Hockey Team which won Bronze in 1971 Barcelona Hockey World Cup, Silver in 1973 Amsterdam Hockey World Cup and Gold in 1975 Kuala Lumpur Hockey World Cup. In Asian Games Singh's team won Silver medals in 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok and 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran. Singh also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[4]
