Charanjit Singh

Indian field hockey player (1931–2022)

Charanjit Singh (3 February 1931 – 27 January 2022) was an Indian field hockey player. Singh captained the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan.[1] Singh was born in Himachal Pradesh (then Punjab, British India).

Singh died from a heart attack at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh on 27 January 2022, at the age of 90.[2][3]

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  1. "Hockey India mourns the demise of hockey legend Charanjit Singh". Hockey India. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. "Hockey legend Charanjit Singh dies". Press Trust of India.
  3. "Hockey Olympian Charanjit Singh passes away at 90". The Tribune. Retrieved 27 January 2022.