Manpreet singh indian hockey player biography
Manpreet singh indian hockey player biography
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Manpreet Singh (field hockey)
Indian field hockey player
For other people named Manpreet Singh, see Manpreet Singh (disambiguation).
Singh in 2018 | |||
Full name | Manpreet Singh Pawar | ||
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Born | (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 32) Jalandhar, Punjab, India | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Current club | Punjab Armed Police | ||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2013–2015 | India U21 | 92 | (2) |
2011– | India | 387 | (27) |
Manpreet Singh Pawar (born 26 June 1992) is an Indian field hockey player and a four time Olympian from Punjab.[1] He led the Indian field hockey team to the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[2] He plays as a halfback.[3][4]
He first played for India in 2011 at the age of 19.
He represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was named Asia's Junior Player of the Year in 2014.[5] He was named in the Indian s