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Balbir Singh Dosanjh (31 December 1923 – 25 May 2020), predominantly known as Balbir Singh Sr., was an Indian hockey player and coach. He was a three-time Olympic gold medallist, having played a key role in India's wins in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (as vice captain), and Melbourne (1956) (as captain) Olympics.
A three-time Olympic gold medallist with the Indian hockey team, Balbir Singh Sr. had battled past cardiac arrests and other complications for two weeks.
Balbir Singh Sr was coach of the Indian hockey team that won bronze at the inaugural World Cup in 1971 and then managed them to their only World Cup win to date in 1975.
Nov 21, 2020 · Balbir Singh Senior, a three-time Olympic hockey gold medallist, still stands as one of India’s most revered hockey legends and probably the only player whose name is uttered in the same breath as Dhyan Chand’s in the Indian hockey folklore.
One of India’s greatest hockey players, Balbir Singh Sr, died at a hospital here on Monday after battling multiple health issues for over two weeks.
May 25, 2020 · Three-time Olympic champion and one of the greatest ever hockey players, Balbir Singh Dosanjh passed away after prolonged illness on Monday morning. Known as Balbir Singh Sr to all, the...
May 25, 2020 · Balbir Singh (Sr.) is triple Olympic gold medallist (1948, '52 & '56). The hands that once held the hockey stick firmly, guiding the ball, caressing or slamming it, leaving the opponents...
