Shamsher Singh (field hockey)

Shamsher Singh (born 29 July 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He made his international debut for the national senior team at the 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament.[2][3] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[4]

Shamsher Singh
Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997
Attari, Amritsar district, Punjab, India[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Punjab Armed Police
Senior career
Years Team
Punjab National Bank
Punjab Armed Police
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 India U21 5 (0)
2019– India 89 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
Asian Games
2022 HangzhouTeam
Asian Champions Trophy
2023 Chennai
2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
2022 BirminghamTeam

References

  1. Kiran, Sidney (6 August 2019). "Sons of soil reap their toil". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. N Bharadwaj, Aakanksha (1 August 2019). "Hockey player Shamsher has a city connect". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. Chidananda, Shreedutta (6 August 2019). "Young guns Shamsher Singh, Ashis Topno ready for the big stage". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.


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