Sport Profile

Sport	Field Hockey
Discipline	Men's Hockey
Sports Type	Team Sport
Active/Retired	Retired
Retirement	1971
Role	Centre-forward, Former Captain/Vice-Captain
Highest Team Ranking	1
Level	National, International, Club
Coach	Harbail Singh
Teams	India, Punjab, PWD, Services
Olympics Participated	Gold Medal at London 1948 Summer Olympics Gold Medal at Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics Gold Medal at Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games/Continental Games Medals	Silver at Tokyo 1958 Asian Games
Achievements/Records Associated With	Coach of 1971 FIH World Cup that won Silver medal Manager of 1975 FIH World Cup that won Gold medal First Padma Shri from Sports (in 1957) Indian Sportsperson of the Century by Patriot in 1982 Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award by Hockey India in 2015 Most Goals scored by an Individual in an Olympic Hockey Final (Guinness World Records)- on July 24, 1952

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Place of Birth	Haripur Khalsa, India
Place of Residence	Burnaby, BC, Canada
Nickname	‎Balbir Singh (Services)
Father's Name	Dalip Singh Dosanjh
Mother's Name	Karam Kaur
Partner/Spouse' Name	Sushil Singh
Children Name	Sushbir, Kanwalbir, Karanbir, Gurbir
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