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| Name | Prithipal Singh |
| Country | India |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | January 28, 1932 |
Social
| Place of Birth | Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of Residence | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Died On | 1983-05-20 |
| Nickname | King of Short Corners |
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Sport Profile
| Sport | |
| Discipline | Men's Hockey |
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| Active/Retired | Retired |
| Role | Defender, Short Corner Specialist |
| Level | National, International, Club |
| Teams | India, Railways, Punjab Police |
| Teammates | Tokyo 1964 Summer Games: Charanjit Singh, Shankar Lakshman, Rajendran Christie, Prithipal Singh, Dharam Singh, Gurbux Singh, Mohinder Lal, Jagjit Singh, Rajinder Singh, Joginder “Gindi” Singh, Haripal Kaushik, Harbinder Singh, Balbir Singh, Bandu Patil, Victor John Peter, Udham Singh, Darshan Singh, Syed Mushtaq Ali. |
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| References | 8 Times When India won Olympic Hockey Gold Medals |
| Updated On | January 16, 2020 |
Business/Education
| Occupation | Former Hockey player, University Teacher |
| Organization | Was Assistant Professor at Panjab University when shot dead |