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Rajinder Singh Sr.

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Rajinder Singh Sr.
Personal information
NationalityIndia
Born (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958 (age 66)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Sport
SportField hockey
EventMen's team
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Delhi Team

Rajinder Singh Sr., is an Indian field hockey player and coach. He played for Railways in the Indian Senior National Hockey Championship. He was part of the Indian teams that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and silver medal at the 1982 Asian Games. He was a defender and a noted penalty corner expert who top scored for India at the 1981-82 World Cup scoring 12 goals for India in that world cup. He coached the India men's U-21 team to the 2001 Junior World Cup[1] title and the India men's team to the 2003 Asia Cup title.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey Junior World Cup: Why India's win doesn't mean the game is catching on in the country". Firstpost. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "When 'PC king' Rajinder Singh saw India fall at Kalinga".