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The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row.
Indian field hockey team that won the gold medal at 1928 Olympics. India made its first appearance at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of British India (1858-1947), becoming the first Asian nation to participate in the Olympic Games. [1] A lone athlete Norman Pritchard represented the country and won two silver medals in athletics. [2]
Indian Hockey team. The Indian Hockey Team is the national men's hockey team of India. It was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal. From 1928 to 1956, was the golden period for the Indian Hockey team.
Men's field hockey was added to the Olympics for the next Olympic Games in 1928 Games held at Amsterdam. [1] [3] Indian team that won the gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Starting in 1928, India won the gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics till 1964 including six consecutive gold medals from the 1928 Olympics to 1956.
Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. [4] [5] [6] He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey.
India competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The men's field hockey team won the gold medal, beginning a streak that continued through the 1956 Games . Medalists
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936
He remained the top international goals scorer on artificial turf for 22 years, from 1982 to 2004, until Sohail Abbas of Pakistan broke the record against India at Amritsar in 2004. [1] Abbas became the sixth Pakistani to achieve 100 international goals in his career when he scored a hat-trick against Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics ...