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Randhir Singh Gentle

1922 - 1981

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Randhir Singh Gentle (September 22, 1922 – September 25, 1981) was an Indian field hockey player and coach. He was part of the Indian team that won three consecutive gold medals in the Summer Olympics, from 1948 to 1956. Gentle is one of only seven Indians to have won three gold medals at the Games, all of them in men's field hockey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Randhir Singh Gentle is the 150th most popular hockey player (up from 225th in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from India (up from 1,251st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Randhir Singh Gentle ranks 150 out of 676. Before him are Connor McDavid, Bryan Trottier, Eric Lindros, Alexei Yashin, Alexei Kovalev, and Hooley Smith. After him are Frank Fredrickson, Jiří Šlégr, Marián Hossa, Andres Ambühl, Tomas Sandström, and Oleg Znarok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Randhir Singh Gentle ranks 457. Before him are Graham Whitehead, Eugenie Clark, Audrey Long, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Lamont Johnson, and Syd Owen. After him are Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kay Starr, Len Lesser, Grayson Hall, Mavis Gallant, and Jim Wright. Among people deceased in 1981, Randhir Singh Gentle ranks 298. Before him are Patsy Kelly, Lowell Thomas, Tiny Thompson, Graham Whitehead, Madge Evans, and Barbara Bedford. After him are Ella Hall, Doug Livingstone, and Billy Allen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Randhir Singh Gentle ranks 1,112 out of 1,861. Before him are Aditya Chopra (1971), Shaan (1972), Sushilkumar Shinde (1941), Madhavrao Scindia (1945), Sitara Devi (1920), and Mohanlal (1960). After him are Manasi Pradhan (1962), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), Reema Lagoo (1958), Kshama Sawant (1973), and VVS Laxman (1974).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In India

Among hockey players born in India, Randhir Singh Gentle ranks 2. Before him are Joseph Galibardy (1915). After him are Roop Singh (1908), P. R. Sreejesh (1988), Surender Kumar (1993), Vandana Katariya (1992), Harmanpreet Singh (1996), Amit Rohidas (1993), and Birendra Lakra (1990).

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