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Jaswant Singh Rajput

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Playing position
  
Centre-half

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Jaswant Rajput


1952–?
  
Mohun Bagan

Years
  
Team

Died
  
January 28, 2015, Kolkata

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Jaswant Singh Rajput (c. 1926 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a center-half in the Indian team. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore and Mohun Bagan. Known for his dribbling skills and ball control, he won gold medals with the Indian team at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Career

Jaswant Singh Rajput Hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput died aged 88 Listicles

Singh began playing as a left-half during his school days in Delhi, and represented the Delhi University at the time. Spotted by the selectors, he was named in the Indian team for the 1948 Summer Olympics, and went on to win the gold medal. He won the gold medal with the team again at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore before moving to Mohun Bagan in 1952. With Bagan, he won the Beighton Cup.

References

Jaswant Singh Rajput Wikipedia