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Jaswant Singh Rajput

Personal information
Born	c. 1926 Delhi, India
Died	28 January 2015(2015-01-28) (aged 88–89) Kolkata, India
Playing position	Centre-half
Senior career
Years	Team
	Bhowanipore
1952–?	Mohun Bagan
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	India
Medal record Olympic Games Representing  India 1948 London Team 1952 Helsinki Team

Jaswant Singh Rajput (c. 1926 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a center-half in the Indian team. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore and Mohun Bagan. Known for his dribbling skills and ball control, he won gold medals with the Indian team at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Career

Singh began playing as a left-half during his school days in Delhi, and represented the Delhi University at the time. Spotted by the selectors, he was named in the Indian team for the 1948 Summer Olympics, and went on to win the gold medal. He won the gold medal with the team again at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore before moving to Mohun Bagan in 1952. With Bagan, he won the Beighton Cup.

References

1. "Hockey is now more about power than skill: Olympian Jaswant Rajput". NDTV. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
2. "Hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput passes away". The Hindu. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

External links

• Jaswant Singh Rajput at Olympedia
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaswant Singh Rajput". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

v t e India squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title)
1 Leslie Claudius 2 Keshav Dutt 3 Walter D'Souza 4 Lawrie Fernandes 5 Ranganathan Francis 6 Gerry Glackan 7 Akhtar Hussain 8 Patrick Jansen 9 Amir Kumar 10 Kishan Lal (c) 11 Jaswant Singh Rajput 12 Leo Pinto 13 Latif-ur-Rehman 14 Reginald Rodrigues 15 Randhir Singh Gentle 16 Balbir Singh Sr. 17 Grahanandan Singh 18 K. D. Singh (vc) 19 Trilochan Singh 20 Maxie Vaz Coach: Anil Chandra Chatterjee

v t e India squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (5th Title)
1 K. D. Singh (c) 2 Leslie Claudius 3 Meldric Daluz 4 Keshav Dutt 5 Chinadorai Deshmutu 6 Ranganathan Francis 7 Raghbir Lal 8 Govind Perumal 9 Muniswamy Rajgopal 10 Balbir Singh Sr. 11 Randhir Singh Gentle 12 C. S. Dubey 13 Udham Singh 14 Dharam Singh 15 Grahanandan Singh 16 Chaman Singh Gurung 17 Jaswant Singh Rajput Coach: Harbail Singh

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