Amar Bahadur Gurung was a former Indian association football player who was part of the squad that secured the bronze medal at the

1970 Asian Games The 6th Asian Games () were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.- - Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea. (T ...

hosted at Bangkok. He scored the winning goal against Japan which secured the medal.

Honours

India *

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Bronze Medal:

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third place: 1970 *Pesta Sukan Cup: 1971 Gorkha Brigade * Durand Cup: 1966, 1969

References

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