Bandu Patil
Bandu Patil (January 1, 1936 – July 23, 1988) was an Indian hockey player. Bandu Patil represented the Indian Hockey team, which won Gold medal during 1964 Olympics.
Medal record | ||
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Representing India | ||
Men's field hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1964 Tokyo | Team | |
Asian Games | ||
1962 Jakarta | Team |
He is from Belgaum. The Belgaum Cantonment had planned to rename the Khanapur road from Sanchayni Circle to Suryakant Park (Gogte circle) as Bandu Patil (He was a part of the gold medal-winning Indian hockey team in the 1960s) road, but it was later found that, the same road was named after Maj.Cariappa in the military records.[1]
He played as inside left and for Services in the national championships. Patil died from cardiac arrest.
Medals
- 1964 Tokyo Olympics- Gold
- 1962 Asian Games – Silver
References
- "Olympians from Belgaum". allaboutbelgaum.com.
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