Jaman Lal Sharma (1932–2007) was an Indian
field hockey
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player.
He won a silver medal at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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in
Rome
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.
Sharma was born in
Bannu
Bannu ( ps, بنو, translit=banū ; ur, , translit=bannū̃, ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe ...
,
North-West Frontier Province
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,
British India
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, in what is now
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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,
Pakistan
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, in 1932.
["Players happy as street named after Jaman Lal "]
. ''Times of India'' After retiring as a player, Sharma became a coach and was manager of the Indian hockey team at the Asian Games.
The
Government of India
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awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of
Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...
in 1990.
Sharma died on 26 August 2007, aged 75, following the complications developed after a fall in his bathroom. He had three daughters and a son, Deepak Sharma, who is a Journalist.
In Lucknow, a state hockey tournament is being organized every year since 2008 in his memory.
"Impressive win for Lucknow in Jaman Lal Sharma hockey"
''Indian Express''.
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1932 births
2007 deaths
People from Bannu District
Sportspeople from Lucknow
Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh
Indian field hockey coaches
Olympic field hockey players of India
Field hockey players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Indian male field hockey players
Olympic silver medalists for India
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
Asian Games silver medalists for India
Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
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