Joginder Singh (field hockey), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joginder Singh (field hockey)

field hockey player

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Delhi, India

Date of Death: 06-Nov-2002

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Joginder Singh (field hockey)

  • Joginder Singh (3 August 1939 – 6 November 2002), nicknamed "Gindi", was an Indian hockey player.
  • Playing in the right-wing position, he won the silver medal with his team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, and then the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
  • He was born in Delhi. After retiring, he settled in Kolkata, where he worked as a sports officer for the Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR), which was later renamed the South Eastern Railway (SER).He died at age 63 after a protracted kidney illness.

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