Gagan Ajit Singh

Gagan Ajit Singh (born 9 December 1980) is an Indian former field hockey player who played as a forward.[2][3] He was the captain of the India national under-21 team that won the 2001 Junior World Cup. He was a member of the Indian senior national team that played at two Olympic Games — 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens.

Gagan Ajit Singh
Personal information
Born (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980
Firozpur, Punjab, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Punjab Police
2005–2007 HC Klein Zwitserland
Hoofdklasse
2012 Sher-e-Punjab[1]
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2001 India U21
1997–2007 India 200+ (100+)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 Kuala LumpurTeam
Bronze medal – third place1999 Kula LumpurTeam
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place2001 Kuala LumpurTeam
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2001 HobartTeam

Biography

Gagan Ajit Singh was born on 9 December 1980 in Firozpur, a city in the Indian State of Punjab. His father Ajit Singh was also an Olympian and played for India at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. His uncle is another Olympian Harmik Singh. Gagan Ajit was educated at the Union Academy Senior Secondary School and Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.[4]

Singh trained in hockey at the Government Arts and Sports College in Jalandhar in 1995. In 1997, he was selected by New Delhi's Air India Hockey Academy to compete in the junior national tournament. Singh scored 26 goals and emerged as the tournament's top-scorer. He captained the side in 1999.[4]

Singh made his senior national debut in 1997 during a test series against Russia. Singh played at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics, where India finished in seventh place on both occasions. Singh was the top-scorer for India with seven goals in the latter competition.[5]

References
  1. "Gagan Ajit Singh to Make Come Back in World Series Hockey". The Fans of Hockey. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. "India look to break 15-year jinx at Junior Hockey World Cup". The Indian Express. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. "Hockey: India's Top Five Victories Over Pakistan". News18. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. "FORMER PLAYER GAGAN AJIT SINGH-INDIANMIRROR". indianmirror.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  5. "Gagan Ajit India's leading goal scorer". Zee News. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2022.


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