the last olympic gold medal won by the indian hockey team was at the minor arena, dynamo stadium olympic games.
the last olympic gold medal won by the indian hockey team was at the minor arena, dynamo stadium olympic games.
which olympic games was the last olympic gold medal won by the indian hockey team?
minor arena, dynamo stadium
ajit pal singh made his debut in international hockey with a tournament played at bombay in 1960. he was selected in the indian hockey team that visited japan in 1966, and participated in the pre-olympic tournament held in london the next year. further, he played in the olympic games mexico 1968 and delivered a brilliant performance although the indian hockey squad stood at 3rd spot at the event. ajit played for the indian hockey team at bangkok asian games 1970, and was named the captain of the indian squad that played at post shuan tournament held at singapore in 1971, and tehran asian games 1974. the indian team managed to grab a silver medal at both the events. he was a part of the indian squad at munich olympic games 1972, where the team finished at 3rd spot getting a bronze medal. he led the indian hockey team to world cup hockey tournament held at kuala lumpur in 1975 leading the team to win the tournament and also at montreal olympic games 1976 where the indian team fared really bad and finished at the 7th spot. after this debacle, ajit pal singh retired from international hockey, although he participated in his last international hockey event in 1980 at champions trophy tournament, karachi. even after his retirement from international hockey, ajit continued to play in domestic hockey circuit for border security force (b.s.f.) team.
ajit pal singh
the "indian hockey team" is the national men's hockey team of india. it was the first non-european team to be a part of the international hockey federation. in 1928, the team won its first olympic gold medal. from 1928 to 1956, was the golden period for the indian hockey team. the indian men's team remained unbeaten in the olympics, gaining six gold medals in a row. the indian team has won a total of eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals in olympics.
field hockey in india