Balbir Singh Sr. Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Hockey Player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	10/10/1924
Age	99 years
Birthplace	Haripur Khalsa, Punjab

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Balbir Singh Dosanjh

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	White

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Dev Samaj High School, Moga, Punjab, India
College	DM College, Moga, Punjab, India Sikh National College, Lahore, Pakistan Khalsa College, Amritsar

Personal Life

Religion	Sikhism
Residence	Burnaby (Canada) Chandigarh (India)
Hobbies	Reading Listening to Music

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Wife

Sushil (m. 1946)

Children

Daughter	Sushbir
Sons	Kanwalbir Karanbir Gurbir

Family

Father	Dalip Singh Dosanjh (Freedom Fighter)
Mother	Name Not Known
Spouse	Sushil
Children	Daughter - Sushbir, Sons - Kanwalbir, Karanbir, Gurbir

Career

International Debut	In the 1948 London Summer Olympics against Argentina
Jersey Number	#13 (India)
Domestic Team(s)	Punjab University (National) Punjab Police (National) Punjab State (National)
Coach/Mentor	Harbail Singh
Nature on field	Aggressive
Position	Centre-forward
Awards & Achievements	Member of 3 times Olympic Gold Medal winning teams (1948, 1952, and 1956 Olympic Games) First sports person to be honoured with the Padma Shri Award (1957) In 1982, he lit the Sacred Flame at the New Delhi Asian Games In 2015, Hockey India conferred him with the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award
Career Turning Point	In the 1948 London Summer Olympics, when he scored 6 goals (including a hat-trick) against Argentina
Records	Olympic record for most goals scored in men's hockey final by an individual The only Indian among 16 legends chosen by the International Olympic Committee across modern Olympic history

Favourites

Hockey Player(s)	Ali Iqtidar Shah (Dara) Mohd Azam Dhyan Chand

Some Lesser Known Facts

Balbir Singh Sr. consumed alcohol occasionally.
He was born in Haripur Khalsa, a small village in the Jalandhar district of Punjab.
Harbail Singh, the coach of Khalsa College Hockey Team, discovered Balbir's talent in hockey.
In 1942, he was relocated to Khalsa College for advanced hockey training under Harbail's supervision.
He joined the Punjab University Hockey Team in 1942 and led the team to victory in the All India Inter-University championships for three consecutive years: 1943, 1944, and 1945.
He was part of the final team from 'Undivided Punjab' that won the 1947 National Championships.
Following India's partition in 1947, he relocated to Ludhiana with his family and secured a position in the Punjab Police.