Jagbir_Singh
Jagbir Singh
Indian field hockey player
Jagbir Singh (born 20 February 1965) the former Indian field hockey Centre Forward represented India in two Olympics (1988 & 1992), 1990 World Cup and was a leading light of the Indian team in all the major tournaments, for a decade, from 1985–95, including two Asian Games (1986 & 1990), the 1989 Asia Cup & Champions trophy.
He was awarded the Arjuna Award for hockey by the Government of India in 1990,[1] "Laxman Award" in 2004 & highest civilian samman "Yash Bharti Award" for the year 2015–16 by the (Government of Uttar Pradesh).[2] In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed him as the national observer for hockey.[3]