| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 December 1980 | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| HC Klein Zwitserland | ||||||||||||||||
| Hoofdklasse | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 - present | Sher-e-Punjab[1] | 16 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1997 - 2007 | India | 200+ | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gagan Ajit Singh (born 9 December 1980) is a field hockey striker from India,[2][3] whose father Ajit Singh played for the national team at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He is a nephew of Harmik Singh. He attended Jamia Millia Islamia for graduation.
Career
Singh made his professional debut in 1997 during a test series against Russia, Singh played at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics, where India finished in seventh place on both occasions. Since that last tournament, Singh is playing in the Netherlands, for HC Klein Zwitserland, alongside his fellow countryman Dilip Tirkey.
References
- ^ "Gagan Ajit Singh to Make Come Back in World Series Hockey". The Fans of Hockey. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "India look to break 15-year jinx at Junior Hockey World Cup". The Indian Express. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Hockey: India's Top Five Victories Over Pakistan". News18. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
External links
- Bharatiya Hockey
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gagan Ajit Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.