Jasbeer Singh (born 17 September 1986) is an Italian

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 for the

Italian national team The Italy national football team ( it, Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing bo ...

. She participated at the

2018 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from 21 July to 5 August 2018 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, England. Defending champions t ...

Early life and family

Jasbeer Singh was born on 17 September 1986 in

Bra, Piedmont Bra (, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cuneo in the northwest Italian region of Piedmont. It is situated southeast of Turin and northeast of Cuneo in the area known as Roero. Bra is the birthplace of the feminist philosopher Adri ...

. Her father Inder Singh represented

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in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. Her mother Gianna Fissore was also a national-level hockey player for Italy. She graduated in accounting from Istituto di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore Ernesto Guala.

References

1986 births Living people Italian female field hockey players Female field hockey midfielders Expatriate field hockey players Italian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Royal Léopold Club players {{Italy-fieldhockey-bio-stub