Ashok Kumar (field hockey)
Indian field hockey player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Ashok Kumar (field hockey, born 1966).
Ashok Kumar (born 1 June 1950) is an Indian former professional field hockey player. He is the son of the Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. Kumar was known for his exceptional skills and ball control. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 1975 World Cup.
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Full name | Ashok Kumar Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1950-06-01) 1 June 1950 (age 73) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1970–19?? | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1974 and, in 1975, scored the winning goal against Pakistan to achieve India's only win in the World Cup.[2] He was awarded with Yash Bharati by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the 2013.[3] In 2024, he was awarded the Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]