Gurwinder Singh Chandi (born 20 October 1989 in

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) in an

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professional

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.

Career

Gurwinder Singh Chandi made his debut for the national side in the 4-Nations Cup in Australia in the year 2008. He represented India in Men's Hockey during the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He won a silver medal with India at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

Hockey India League

In the inaugural

Hockey India League Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, ...

auctions, Gurwinder Singh Chandi was bought by the

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

franchise for US$50,000, with his base price being US$13,900.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandi, Gurwinder Singh 1989 births Living people Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of India Field hockey players from Jalandhar Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games Indian male field hockey players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Hockey India League players Delhi Waveriders players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players