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List of Indian hockey team captains at Olympics ft. harmanpreet Singh

List of Indian hockey team captains at Olympics ft. harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh will lead the Indian hockey team in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics 2024, starting on August 4.

The Indian hockey team outclassed Australia in their group stage match at the Paris Olympics. Harmanpreet Singh and his team secured a historic victory against the Aussies, marking their first win in 52 years at this global event. Notably, Team India has been the most successful team in Olympic history; however, they lost their dominance after the 1980s following the introduction of turf surfaces.

India won their group match 3-1, with two goals scored by team captain Harmanpreet Singh and one by Abhishek Nain.

List of Indian hockey team captains at Olympics

NameYearRankVenue
Jaipal Singh Munda1928Gold medalAmsterdam Olympics
Lal Shah Bokhari1932Gold medalLos Angeles Olympics
Dhyan Chand1936Gold medalBerlin Olympics
Kishan Lal1948Gold medalLondon Olympics
K. D. Singh1952Gold medalHelsinki Olympics
Balbir Singh Sr.1956Gold medalMelbourne Olympics
Leslie Claudius1960Silver medalRome Olympics
Charanjit Singh1964Gold medalTokyo Olympics
Gurbux Singh and Prithipal Singh1968Bronze medalMexico City Olympics
Harmik Singh1972Bronze medalMunich Olympics
Ajit Pal Singh19767th PositionMontreal Olympics
Vasudevan Baskaran1980Gold medalMoscow Olympics
Zafar Iqbal19845th PositionLos Angeles Olympics
M. M. Somaya19886th PositionSeoul Olympics
Pargat Singh19927th PositionBarcelona Olympics
Pargat Singh19968th PositionAtlanta Olympics
Ramandeep Singh20007th PositionSydney Olympics
Dilip Tirkey20047th PositionAthens Olympics
Bharat Chetri201212th PositionLondon Olympics
P. R. Sreejesh20168th positionRio Olympics
Manpreet Singh2020Bronze medalTokyo Olympics

Indian Hockey team captains

Harmanpreet Singh is the 22nd captain to lead an Indian men’s hockey team at the Olympics in Paris.

Notably, the team led by Manpreet Singh won a bronze medal in Tokyo 2020, ending a 41-year drought for an Olympic medal. He joined an esteemed group of individuals who have had the distinction of leading the Indian squad in the Summer Games, including Dhyan Chand, Kunwar Digvijay Singh, and Balbir Singh (senior).

When India’s hockey team won gold in their first Olympics in Amsterdam 1928, Jaipal Singh Munda became the first captain of an Indian hockey squad.

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