Profile details
- Born
- 20 Feb 1965
- Birthplace
- Agra
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Sport
- Field Hockey
- Discipline
- Team
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Arjuna Award
Competition Appearances
2 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·1992 Summer Olympics
- ·1988 Summer Olympics
Career Timeline
- 1988Competed at 1988 Summer Olympics
- 1992Competed at 1992 Summer Olympics
Statistics
About
Jagbir Singh (born 20 February 1965) is a former Indian field hockey player who played as a centre-forward. He represented India in two Olympics (1988 & 1992), 1990 World Cup and was a leading light of the Indian team in all the major tournaments, for a decade, from 1985 to 1995, including two Asian Games (1986 & 1990), the 1989 Asia Cup & Champions trophy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award for hockey by the Government of India in 1990, "Laxman Award" in 2004 & highest civilian samman "Yash Bharti Award" for the year 2015–16 by the (Government of Uttar Pradesh).
Biography adapted from Jagbir Singh on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.