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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (born 1936)}}<br />
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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Gurbux Singh <br />
| full_name = Gurbux Sngh<br />
| image = File:Gurbux Singh (field hockey).jpg<br />
| caption = Gurbux Singh<br />
| nationality = [[India]]<br />
| sport = [[Field hockey]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|2|11|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Peshawar]], North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan)<br />
| death_date = <br />
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| event = Men's team<br />
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]] }}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Field hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] }} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]<br />
{{MedalGold | [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] | [[Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Team]] }}<br />
{{MedalBronze | [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team]] }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition | [[Field hockey at the Asian Games| Asian Games]] }}<br />
{{MedalGold | [[1966 Asian Games|1966 Bangkok]] | [[Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games|Team]] }}<br />
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'''Gurbux Singh ''' (born 11 February 1936) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who was a member of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian team]] that won the gold medal at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]], the bronze medal at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] and the gold medal at the [[1966 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gurbux-singh-1.html |title=Gurbux Singh |archive-date=3 December 2016 |access-date=28 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203235232/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/gurbux-singh-1.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/19269 |title=Gurbux Singh |website=[[Olympedia]] |publisher=[[Olympedia]] |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012132533/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/19269 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sikhhockeyolympians.com/Player%20Profiles/GurbuxSingh.html |title=Sikh Hockey Olympics: Gurbux Singh |website=sikhhockeyolympians.com |publisher=The Sikh Hockey Olympians |access-date=28 November 2023 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005055721/http://www.sikhhockeyolympians.com/Player%20Profiles/GurbuxSingh.html |archive-date=5 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/bha-felicitates-gurbux-singh/article4771351.ece |title=BHA facilitates Gurbux Singh |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=26 January 2024 |location=Kolkata |website=thehindu.com |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012132542/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/bha-felicitates-gurbux-singh/article4771351.ece |archive-date=12 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SINGHGUR04 |title=Gurbux Singh |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202600/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SINGHGUR04 |website=databaseOlympics.com |publisher=Olympics Database |access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> He was the joint captain of the Indian team at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was also the coach of the Indian team at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]. For his outstanding contribution to the country in the field of sports, Gurbux received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1966.<br />
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==Sub-caste==<br />
The sub-caste of Gurbux Singh is Kohli but he prefers not to suffix it with his name.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Gurbux Singh was born at [[Peshawar]] but grew up in [[Rawalpindi]]. After the [[partition of India]], the family first moved to [[Lucknow]], then to [[Mhow]] and finally to [[Meerut]] from where he did his graduation. He moved to Calcutta in 1957, a city which ultimately became his permanent home and shaped his sports career. Gurbux initially tried his hand at [[badminton]] but then started playing hockey for his school in Lucknow.<br />
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He started hockey at the age of 16. He represented [[Agra University]] in 1954–55 and a year later won the Obaidullah Gold Cup Hockey Championship. Gurbux Singh first played for [[East Bengal Club (field hockey)|East Bengal Club]] in 1957, and was influential in their first victory at the [[Beighton Cup]] that year. He later represented [[Calcutta Customs Club]] from 1957 to 1965, followed by [[Mohun Bagan AC (field hockey)|Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]] from 1968 to 1980. He had a distinguished career in domestic hockey.<br />
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== International career ==<br />
A skilled full-back player, Singh made his international debut in a tour of [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand men's national field hockey team|New Zealand]] in 1960, and also participated in the International Hockey Tournament in 1962. By 1963, he was made captain, and led the team that won the gold medal at the [[1964 Tokyo Olympics]] and the [[1966 Asian Games]] at [[Bangkok]]. He also led India on tours of [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] and [[Japan men's national field hockey team|Japan]] in 1966, [[Sri Lanka men's national field hockey team|Sri Lanka]] in 1967 and the Pre-Olympic tournament in [[London]] in 1967. In the [[1968 Mexico City Olympics]], he shared captaincy with [[Prithipal Singh]], where India won the bronze medal. He is considered to be one of the greatest Indian hockey players of all time.<br />
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After retiring from internationals in 1968, Singh took to coaching and umpiring. He coached [[France men's national field hockey team|France]] in 1974–75 and India during the [[1976 Montreal Olympics]]. A national selector in 1973 and again from 1980 to 1985, he was the manager of the Indian team to the [[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 World Cup]] and the [[1983 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|1983 Champions Trophy]].<br />
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Singh was conferred with the [[Arjuna Award]] after the Indian team's victory at the 1966 Asian Games. In 2013, he received the Banga Bibhushan, a title instituted by the West Bengal government to honour distinguished achievements in various fields. In 2018, he was awarded [[East Bengal Club Season Awards|Bharat Gaurav]] by [[East Bengal Club]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-seek-a-new-identity-on-foundation-day/articleshow/65237673.cms |title=East Bengal seek a 'new identity' on foundation day |work=The Times of India |date=2 August 2018 |access-date=19 December 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802092224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-seek-a-new-identity-on-foundation-day/articleshow/65237673.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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He is known for having served Indian hockey for over 50 years in various capacities, and is credited with doing much to better the state of Indian hockey.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics]]<br />
* [[Field hockey in India]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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