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Balkrishan Singh was born on 10 March, 1933 in Patiala, Punjab, India, is a player. Discover Balkrishan Singh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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71 years old |
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Pisces |
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10 March, 1933 |
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10 March |
| Birthplace |
Patiala, Punjab, India |
| Date of death |
(2004-12-31) |
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Patiala, Punjab, India |
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India |
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Balkrishan Singh Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Balkrishan Singh height not available right now. We will update Balkrishan Singh's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Balkrishan Singh Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Balkrishan Singh worth at the age of 71 years old? Balkrishan Singh’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from India. We have estimated
Balkrishan Singh's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
He was the first coach to experiment with the concept of total hockey in India. He first put this concept into use during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Total hockey, in his view, was hockey which should be played like basketball – attack together and defend together.
In the run up to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, his team set up a tremendous record, but the players' greed and lack of discipline spoilt the whole show at Barcelona—a sad end to an illustrious career.
Balkrishan, 35, coached the 1968 Mexico Olympic team for a bronze medal.
In 1967, Balkrishan spent about five months in Australia, imparting hockey knowledge. Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, a hockey umpire, praised Balkrishan's services when he met his counterpart Morarji Desai later.
Balkrishan went to Australia in 1965 to train the women's national squad. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser was so impressed with him that he went on record praising Balkrishan Singh's coaching abilities.
Two years later, his ambition of playing against Pakistan was fulfilled at Tokyo Asian Games. The match ended in a goal-less draw, thank the defender Balkrishan, though Pakistan was declared winner on the basis of goal average. At 1960 Rome Olympics also Pakistan became the champion. Those two defeats shook the soul of Balkrishan.
Balkrishan Singh is perhaps the only player in the country to have won the gold medal both as a player and as a coach. He was a member of the gold medal-winning team in the 1956 Olympics and was chief coach of the team that won the gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
He is hockey's first ever player-coach. In him one could easily traverse through the vicissitude of Independent India's hockey history. More so, the twice Olympic medallist (1956 gold, 1960 silver) is the lone Olympian to coach four Olympic teams.
Balkrishan made his international debut in the Hockey Festival at Warsaw, Poland in 1955.
Balkrishan Singh (10 March 1933 – 31 December 2004) was a field hockey player from India who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
His father, Brigadier Dalip Singh (long jumper in 1924 and 1928 Olympics) when put his ward in the F.C College, Lahore said, "You should commanded respect in the college as I did in sports here". Balkrishan lived up to his father's words – excelled in athletics and hockey.
