Name Vasudevan Baskaran Role Field Hockey player | Awards Arjuna Award for Hockey | |
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Born 17 August 1950 Chennai, India | ||
Fomer olympic gold medalist vasudevan baskaran speaks unseen face of indian hockey paesum thalaimai
Vasudevan Baskaran (born 17 August 1950) is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu, India. He captained the Indian team, which won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. Thereafter he coached and mentored several players for the Indian team. Now he lives with his family in Besant Nagar in Chennai, India.
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- Fomer olympic gold medalist vasudevan baskaran speaks unseen face of indian hockey paesum thalaimai
- Vasudevan baskaran talks about the unseen face of hockey in india
- Career
- Awards
- References
Vasudevan baskaran talks about the unseen face of hockey in india
Career
After the Olympic gold victory, Baskaran had coached the Indian National Team several times, the last time at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Currently he is the Chief Coach of Bhopal Badshahs in World Series Hockey league.
Awards
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in (1979–1980) for his performance as a player in Olympic Games.
References
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