Prithipal Singh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Prithipal Singh

field hockey player

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 20-May-1983

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Prithipal Singh (28 January 1932 – 20 May 1983) was an Indian field hockey player nicknamed the “King of short corner” by hockey commentators.
He participated in the Olympic field hockey three times and each time he scored the highest number of goals as a single player.
Singh was a player with sharp reflexes, and the tremendous strength in his long and powerful arms produced firmest and sticking shots which unfailingly fetched him goals and often the winners.
The Evening Post, New Zealand commented in 1961 that to face the fury of Prithipal's hit is to risk one's life.
Another author commented that if Arjuna was the Maharathi of the Mahabharata war, Prithipal was the Maharathi of the International Hockey game.
The first-ever Arjuna Award to a hockey player was conferred upon him in 1961, which was later followed by the Padma Shri in 1967.
Singh won Olympic medals in Rome (1960 silver), Tokyo (1964 gold) and Mexico (1968 bronze).