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Born | British India | 17 September 1925|||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 June 2024 Dwarka, Delhi, India | (aged 98)|||||||||||||||||
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]
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 men's national field hockey 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]
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Born | British India | 17 September 1925|||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 June 2024 Dwarka, Delhi, India | (aged 98)|||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Satish Chander Dhawan Government College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1945–1951 | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing position | Centre half | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1951–1962 | Services | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
1956 | India | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amit Singh Bakshi (17 September 1925 – 22 June 2024) was an Indian athlete and field hockey player. [1]
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 men's national field hockey 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]