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| Personal information | |||
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| Born |
(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28) Amritsar, Punjab, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
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| Current club | Income Tax | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Railways | |||
| Hockey Punjab | |||
| 2024– | Delhi SG Pipers | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013–2014 | India U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | India | 123 | (7) |
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Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He is selected in the Indian team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which is his debut Olympics.
Early life
Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department.
Career
Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup 2016. He was banned for two years in 2016 as he failed a dope test after he took a painkiller prescribed by his doctor for back pain.
He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal. He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
References
- ^ "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- "Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024". The Times of India. 26 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
| India squad – 2018 Champions Trophy – Runners-up | ||
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| India squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – Silver medal | ||
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| India squad – 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup – 9th place | ||
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| India squad – 2022 Asian Games – Gold medal | ||
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| India squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Indian male field hockey players
- Field hockey players from Amritsar
- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Doping cases in sport
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award