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Jagjit Singh Kular (1 January 1944 – 16 November 2010) was a field hockey player from India. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1966 Asian Games, and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jagjit Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.

He was a center half who joined the BSF and the army. He played for DAV College, Jalandhar, and coached hockey for children in Sansarpur village and for army teams. On one occasion, he did not travel to Pakistan with the team. A Pakistani player commented that the Indian team would struggle without him; India subsequently lost games.

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