| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khadangbam Kothajit Singh | ||
| Born |
(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 32) Imphal East, India | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012– | India | 207 | (4) |
| Medal record | |||
Khadangbam Kothajit Singh (born 17 August 1992) is an India field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Indian national team.
He represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. He is the third hockey Olympian - after Pangambam Nilakomol Singh and Ksh. Thoiba - from the state of Manipur, known for producing a disproportionate number of international-standard sportspersons. He was a member of the silver-medal winning Indian team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
He was a member of India's gold-medal winning hockey team at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. He was India's only goal-scorer in regular time, which ended 1-1 against silver medalist Pakistan. India won 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
References
- "KHADANGBAM Kothajit". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Hueiyen Lanpao - Official Website Manipur Daily".
External links
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Hockey India
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at the International Hockey Federation
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Olympedia (archive)
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Manipur
- People from Imphal East district
- Male field hockey defenders
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Indian male field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games