Shamsher Singh (born 29 July 1997) is 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 plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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. He made his international debut for the
national senior team at the
2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament
The 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament was a men's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 17 to 21, 2019. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey ...
. Finally he won gold medal in
2022 Asian Games
The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...
in Hangzhou.
References
External links
Shamsher Singhat
Hockey India
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1997 births
Living people
Field hockey players from Punjab, India
Sportspeople from Amritsar district
Indian male field hockey players
Male field hockey forwards
Olympic field hockey players for India
Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for India
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for India
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
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