Govind Perumal (September 25, 1925 – September 17, 2002 in

Nala Sopara Nala Sopara or Nallasopara (Pronunciation: aːla sopaɾa formerly known as Sopara or Supara, is a town within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The town lies in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India and is governed by Vasai-Virar Municipal ...

) was an Indian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who won two gold medals with the Indian team at the

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and

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

respectively.Govind Perumal, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
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* 1925 births 2002 deaths Field hockey players from Maharashtra Olympic field hockey players for India Olympic gold medalists for India Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Indian male field hockey players Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{India-Olympic-medalist-stub