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Rajinder Singh Jr.

Rajinder Singh Jr.

Field hockey player

This article is about the hockey player born on 13 May 1959 who was a Champions Trophy bronze medallist. For the hockey player born on 7 January 1958 who was an Olympic Games gold medallist, see Rajinder Singh Sr.

Rajinder Singh Chauhan, also known as Rajinder Singh Jr., is an Indian field hockey player and coach. He was part of the Indian teams that won the silver medal at the 1982 Asian Games, the bronze medal at the 1982 Champions Trophy, and the silver medal at the 1983 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He coached the Indian women's team in 2004 and the Indian men's team in 2005-2006.[1][2]

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He was awarded the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award in 1984, the Dhyan Chand Award in 2005 and the Dronacharya Award in 2011.

Early life

Rajinder Singh Jr. was born on 13 May 1959 in Sarih village of Indian Punjab. He played field hockey for Punjab in the Indian Senior National Hockey Championship.

Coaching career

Honours and awards

References

  1. [1]
    "Sport / field hockey : Rajinder Singh Jr. named coach till 2006 World Cup". The Hindu. 8 June 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. [2]
    Press Trust of India (26 April 2005). "Rajinder Singh (Jr) new Indian hockey coach". Express India. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - JALANDHAR PLUS". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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