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| Nickname | Balbir Singh (Railways) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1945 Lyallpur, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Gurbux Singh Grewal (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balbir Singh Grewal (born 21 September 1945), also known as Balbir Singh (Railways), is a retired Indian field hockey player. He played for Railways in the Indian Senior National Hockey Championship. He was part of the Indian teams that won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games and silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games.[1][2] His brother was the Indian hockey international Gurbux Singh Grewal.[3]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Balbir Singh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ↑ "Bharatiya Hockey".
- ↑ "Brothers who played hockey for India".
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