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| fullname = Billimoga Puttaswamy Govinda<br />
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'''Billimoga Puttaswamy Govinda''' (born 4 March 1951 in [[Somwarpet]], [[Coorg State]]) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] professional [[field hockey]] player and the former captain of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian team]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Govinda was considered one of the fastest hockey players during his time and was known for his ball shooting ability.<ref>{{cite web| title= Short Biography of Bilimoria Putaswamy Govinda - fastest hockey players of his times |url= http://www.preservearticles.com/2011081710971/short-biography-of-bilimoria-putaswamy-govinda-fastest-hockey-players-of-his-times.html |publisher= Preserve Articles |accessdate= 2013-01-20}}</ref> <br />
He played for India in the three [[Asian Games]]: 1970, 1974 and 1978 with India finishing second in all the three of them. He also played in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] at [[Munich]], [[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 World Cup]] in [[Amsterdam]], 1975 World Cup at [[Kuala Lumpur]] which India won beating Pakistan 2-1 in the Finals and at the [[Montreal Olympics]] in 1976.<br />
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In 1972, Govinda was selected for the World XI team. He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] for his contribution to Indian hockey.<br />
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He then took up the role of the selector for the national hockey team.<ref>{{cite news |title= Hockey India prunes probables' list to 33 |url= http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/hockey-india-prunes-probables-list-to-33/20121029.htm |publisher= Rediff |date= 2012-10-29 |accessdate= 2013-01-20}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027022007/http://sportal.nic.in/legenddetails.asp?sno=700&moduleid=&maincatid=41&subid=0&comid=55 B. P. Govinda profile]<br />
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[[Category:Olympic field hockey players of India]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey]]<br />
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[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1974 Asian Games]]<br />
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