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Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player.
Aug 31, 2024 · Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player who was considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. Chand is most remembered for his goal-scoring feats and for his three Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, and 1936) in field hockey, while India was dominant in the sport.
Aug 28, 2020 · Leading India's charge was their centre-forward hockey player, Dhyan Chand, who top-scored with 14 goals in 5 matches en route to a gold medal in their debut appearance.
Dhyan Chand, who had joined the army at the of 16, was instrumental in India’s hat-trick of gold medals in the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics. Known for his unmatchable goal-scoring abili...more....
Presenting a documentary on Major Dhyan Chand on his life & history from the archives of Doordarshan.Dhyan Chand is widely considered to be the best hockey p...
Star of the Indian hockey team that dominated the sport in the years before World War II, the prolific Dhyan Chand played a key role in India’s three consecutive gold hauls at the Olympic Games - in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Aug 14, 2020 · India raced to an 8-1 win to complete their first hat-trick of Olympic gold medals at the Olympics. Captain Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard, led from the front to emerge as the top goal-scorer of the tournament. The Indian hockey team scored 38 goals in all in five matches and conceded just one.
Aug 29, 2024 · Quite simply, Dhyan Chand, born in Allahabad in 1905, was the first superstar of hockey, and considered a wizard of the game. He was the chief protagonist as India won three consecutive Olympic hockey gold medals — Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles 1932, and Berlin 1936.
Dhyan Chand won three gold medals as a center-forward for India and is considered the greatest hockey player ever. He learned the game from British army officers and had his first international competition in 1926 on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Aug 7, 2021 · Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand (Aug. 29, 1905 - Dec. 3, 1979) Rohit Brijnath. New Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 7, 2021 13:08 IST. They say you can judge a man’s legend by the quality of myths that surround him. By that measure itself Dhyan Chand was an extraordinary man.
