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Field Hockey · Punjab

Davinder Singh

Davinder Singh Garcha (7 December 1952 – 10 January 2026) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics where he scored 8 goals in total of 6 Olympic matches and played more than 30 international matches playing just three tournaments scoring 19 goals. Singh died on 10 January 2026, at the age of 73.

Profile details

Born
7 Dec 1952
Birthplace
Punjab
State listed
Punjab
Country
India
Height
175 cm
Sport
Field Hockey
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

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Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·1980 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1980Competed at 1980 Summer Olympics

Statistics

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Davinder Singh Garcha (7 December 1952 – 10 January 2026) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics where he scored 8 goals in total of 6 Olympic matches and played more than 30 international matches playing just three tournaments scoring 19 goals. Singh died on 10 January 2026, at the age of 73.

Biography adapted from Davinder Singh (field hockey) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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