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Sardar Balbir Singh Kullar (8 August 1942 – 28 February 2020) was an Indian field hockey player and a Punjab Police officer. Alternative spellings of his last name include Khullar.

Not to be confused with Balbir Singh Kular; Balbir Singh, Sr.; or Balbir Singh (field hockey, born 1945).

Balbir Singh Kullar
Picture of Retired D.I.G. Balbir Singh Kullar taken in 2001
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born(1942-08-08)8 August 1942[1]
Sansarpur, India
Died(2020-02-28)28 February 2020 (age 77)[2]
Sansarpur, India
Alma materDAV College, Jalandhar
EmployerPunjab Police (retired as DIG in 2001)
Sport
SportField hockey
Event(s)Men's team
TeamIndia (International)
Railways (National)
Punjab State (National)
Punjab Police (National)
All India Police (National)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Team[3]
1968 Mexico City Team
Asian Games
1966 Bangkok Team
Updated on 9 June 2012.

Balbir Singh was born in the Sansarpur village of the Jalandhar district. He was the captain of the All India Schools during 1957–1960, and also played as part of the Combined University Team. At the national-level, he represented the hockey teams of Punjab State, Indian Railways and Punjab Police. For a brief time, he also played for the little-known hockey team of Mohun Bagan. Balbir Singh joined the Punjab Armed Police in 1962, and became an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Punjab Police in 1963.

As part of the Indian national men's hockey team, he played his first international game in 1963 at Lyons in France. He gained reputation as an inside forward in the Indian team, and toured Belgium, East Africa, East Germany, England, the Netherlands, Italy, Kenya, New Zealand and West Germany. He was a member of the Indian team that won the Olympic Gold in 1964 (Tokyo), Asian Games Gold in 1966 (Bangkok) and the Olympic Bronze in 1968 (Mexico).

During 1968–1975, Balbir Singh was a part of the All India Police team, and also served as its captain for some time. He became the Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1981, became an Indian Police Service officer in 1987. He retired as a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in February 2001.[4]

He died at his home in Sansarpur at the age of 77.


Awards



References


  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Balbir Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Former India Hockey Player Balbir Singh Kullar Dies At 77". sports.ndtv.com.
  3. "Olympic Bronze Medalist Balbir Singh Kullar Passes Away". YouTube.
  4. Profile of Balbir Singh Khullar at Hockey India Archived 2012-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Padma awards for Abhinav, Dhoni". indianexpress.com.
  6. Arjuna, Dronacharya Awards presented. The Hindu, 30 August 2000.



На других языках

- [en] Balbir Singh Kullar

[fr] Balbir Singh (1942)

Balbir Singh Kullar, né le 8 août 1942 à Sansarpur et mort le 28 février 2020 dans la même ville[1], est un joueur indien de hockey sur gazon.

[ru] Сингх, Балбир (хоккеист на траве, 1942)

Балбир Сингх Куллар (англ. Balbir Singh Kullar, 8 августа 1942, Сансарпур, Британская Индия — 28 февраля 2020, Сансарпур, Индия) — индийский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), нападающий. Олимпийский чемпион 1964 года, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1968 года.


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