Udham Singh (field hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Sansarpur, Punjab, India
About Udham Singh (field hockey)
- Udham Singh Kular known as Udham Singh (4 August 1928 – 23 March 2000) originally from Sansarpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India had played 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo as a member of Indian Hockey team and won three gold and a silver medals (set an Olympic record for a player in the Olympic Field Hockey competition).
- He was also awarded the Arjuna Award by the Indian Government.
- He is known to be one of the finest Hockey players India has ever produced.
- Apart from Leslie Claudius, Udham is the only Hockey player in the history of the game to have been able to win 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal in Olympic events.
- He was a Half Back and had the adaptability to play from Left Inside, Right Inside, Center Forward and Center Half positions as well.
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