Gurmail Singh
Encyclopedia
Gurmail Singh is a former India
n hockey
player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics
at Moscow
. He is currently an officer in the Punjab Police. He is an Arjuna Award
winner. He is married to Rajbir Kaur, a former captain of women's Indian hockey team
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
at Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He is currently an officer in the Punjab Police. He is an Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
winner. He is married to Rajbir Kaur, a former captain of women's Indian hockey team