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Balbir Singh Sr.

1923 - 2020

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Balbir Singh Dosanjh (31 December 1923 – 25 May 2020), predominantly known as Balbir Singh Sr., he was a hockey player and was an Indian hockey player and coach. He was a three-time Olympic gold medalist, having played a key role in India's wins in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (as vice captain), and Melbourne (1956) (as captain) Olympics. He is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, a modern-day Dhyan Chand, a legend of the sport, and is widely regarded as the sport's greatest ever centre-forward. His Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men's hockey final remains unbeaten. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Balbir Singh Sr. is the 343rd most popular athlete (up from 2,114th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from India (up from 908th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 343 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Dvorak, Olga Gyarmati, František Čapek, Nawal El Moutawakel, Harry Stenqvist, and George Baird. After him are Harry Kerr, Helen Stephens, Oscar Goßler, Ted Meredith, Arne Åhman, and Elżbieta Krzesińska.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 208. Before him are Nazik Al-Malaika, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Valentin Varennikov, Gerald Götting, Josep Seguer, and Don Adams. After him are James Karen, Misael Pastrana Borrero, Jamshid Amouzegar, Sam Rivers, Rhonda Fleming, and Nora Brockstedt. Among people deceased in 2020, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 300. Before him are Vladica Popović, Johnny Nash, Christophe, Alfred Worden, Lynn Cohen, and Dino da Costa. After him are Irina Skobtseva, Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, Wojciech Zabłocki, Rhonda Fleming, Tengiz Sigua, and Gergely Kulcsár.

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In India

Among people born in India, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 477 out of 1,861. Before him are Skandagupta (500), Orde Wingate (1903), Baba Amte (1914), Bahubali (null), Rani Padmini (null), and Shudraka (500). After him are Lakshmi Sahgal (1914), Charles Gmelin (1872), Zakir Hussain (1951), Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921), Shashi Kapoor (1938), and Sanjay Gandhi (1946).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Balbir Singh Sr. ranks 2. Before him are Godfrey Brown (1915). After him are Charles Gmelin (1872), Launceston Elliot (1874), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Fauja Singh (1911), P. T. Usha (1964), Leslie Claudius (1927), Udham Singh (1928), Richard Allen (1902), Deepika Kumari (1994), and Ajit Pal Singh (1947).

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