Amit Singh Bakshi
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Born | (1925-09-17)17 September 1925 British India | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 June 2024(2024-06-22) (aged 98) Dwarka, Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1945–1951 | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||
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Playing position | Centre half | ||||||||||||||||
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1951–1962 | Services | ||||||||||||||||
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1956 | India | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||
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Amit Singh Bakshi (17 September 1925 – 22 June 2024) was an Indian athlete and field hockey player.[1]
Biography
Bakshi won a gold medal as a member of the men's 4x400m relay team, and a silver medal in men's 400 metres at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi.
He won a gold medal as a member of the India national team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[2] Originally a backup member, he was added to the squad only when Gursewak Singh was declared medically unfit. Bakshi played in just one game, India's 16-0 victory over USA in the group stage.[3] He played for Services in the Senior National Hockey Championship, captaining them to the title in 1953 and 1956, and the runner-up position in 1954.
Bakshi was a Wing Commander in the Indian Air Force, and was later released to Air India as a commercial pilot.
Bakshi died on 22 June 2024, at the age of 98.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Amit SINGH BAKSHI - Olympic Hockey | India". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amit Singh Bakshi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Olympedia - Amit Singh Bakshi".
- ^ "Hockey India mourns the loss of Amit Singh Bakshi- 1956 Melbourne Olympics Gold medallist, a true pioneer of the sport. His legacy will forever inspire future generations". Hockey India on X. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Recently Deceased 1925-born Olympians". OlympStats. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
- Amit Singh Bakshi at Olympedia
- Amit Singh Bakshi at Olympics.com
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- 1 Leslie Claudius
- 2 Ranganathan Francis
- 3 Haripal Kaushik
- 4 Amir Kumar
- 5 Raghbir Lal
- 6 Shankar Lakshman
- 7 O. P. Malhotra
- 8 Govind Perumal
- 9 Amit Singh Bakshi
- 10 Raghbir Singh Bhola
- 11 Balbir Singh Sr. (c)
- 12 Hardyal Singh
- 13 Randhir Singh Gentle
- 14 Balkrishan Singh
- 15 Gurdev Singh
- 16 Udham Singh
- 17 Bakshish Singh
- 18 Charles Stephen
- Coach: Harbail Singh
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