Surinder Singh Sodhi
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Surinder Singh Sodhi is a former field hockey
player from India
. He is famous for playing a major role in getting India the Gold medal in 1980 Olympic games after a gap of 16 years. He played in the center forward position.
In the final against Spain, Surinder Singh Sodhi gave India a rousing start as it established a comfortable three goal lead early in the second half. Surinder Singh Sodhi scoring 2 of those. But Spain gamely bounced back into the game with 2 unanswered goals. With Spain raiding the Indian defence, and with only 6 minutes left, Mohammed Shahid
scored a goal. However, with only 4 minutes remaining, Spain scored yet again with their skipper Juan Amat
completing his hattrick. The atmosphere in the last few minutes was electric, and India finally won the thriller 4-3, and thus regained the elusive gold after a long time. In previous games Surinder Singh Sodhi scored 5 goals against Tanzania and 4 goals against Cuba.
The 16 goals scored by him in the 1980 Moscow Olympics is the highest tally by an Indian in an Olympic hockey competition. It beat the earlier record of 15 goals set by the great Udham Singh (field hockey)
in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
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 from India
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...
. He is famous for playing a major role in getting India the Gold medal in 1980 Olympic games after a gap of 16 years. He played in the center forward position.
In the final against Spain, Surinder Singh Sodhi gave India a rousing start as it established a comfortable three goal lead early in the second half. Surinder Singh Sodhi scoring 2 of those. But Spain gamely bounced back into the game with 2 unanswered goals. With Spain raiding the Indian defence, and with only 6 minutes left, Mohammed Shahid
Mohammed Shahid
Mohammed Shahid is a former field hockey player from India. A dashing forward with the ability to weave past any defence with his amazing dribbling skills. He was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and was captain of India during 1985-86...
scored a goal. However, with only 4 minutes remaining, Spain scored yet again with their skipper Juan Amat
Juan Amat
Juan Amat Fontanals is a former field hockey player from Spain. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was topscorer of the tournament with sixteen goals, including fourteen penalty corners.Amat competed in four Olympics for Spain,...
completing his hattrick. The atmosphere in the last few minutes was electric, and India finally won the thriller 4-3, and thus regained the elusive gold after a long time. In previous games Surinder Singh Sodhi scored 5 goals against Tanzania and 4 goals against Cuba.
The 16 goals scored by him in the 1980 Moscow Olympics is the highest tally by an Indian in an Olympic hockey competition. It beat the earlier record of 15 goals set by the great Udham Singh (field hockey)
Udham Singh (field hockey)
Udham Singh originally from Sansarpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India had played 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo as a member of Indian Hockey team and won three gold and a silver medals...
in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.