Varinder Singh
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team
Hockey World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1973 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Kuala Lumpur Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1974 TehranTeam
Silver medal – second place1978 BangkokTeam
The President, Smt. Pratibha Patil presenting the Dhyan Chand Award to Shri Varinder Singh for Hockey at a glittering function, in New Delhi on 29 August 2007

Varinder Singh (16 May 1947 – 28 June 2022) was an Indian field hockey player.

He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Singh died on 28 June 2022 at a hospital in Jalandhar, at the age of 75.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Varinder Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Medalist Hockey player Varinder Singh passes away". 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.



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