sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Kishan Lal (2 February 1917 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian field hockey player. He captained the Indian hockey team in 1948, which won its first gold at the Olympics as an independent country, defeating Great Britain in the final, 4–0.

This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. (August 2018)

Kishan Lal

Personal information
Born	(1917-02-02)2 February 1917 Mhow, Central India Agency, British India
Died	23 June 1980(1980-06-23) (aged 63) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Playing position	Halfback
Senior career
Years	Team
	Indian Railways
	Central India
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	India
Medal record Men's Field hockey Representing  India Olympic Games 1948 London Team

Introduction

Kishan Lal was India's hockey team captain at the 1948 Olympics in London. He is considered one of the greatest inside forwards in field hockey. He is known as the fastest player in the wing position and a gentlemanly player. According to Gian Singh, "Many times, I would think he would score but invariable he would pass the ball to inside forwards or the center forward to do the finishing touch."[1]

Career

The beginning

He was born in Mhow. He started playing hockey at the age of 14. In 1933, he represented Mhow Heroes, Mhow Green Walls and also played for Kalyanmal Mills, Indore. In 1937, he joined Bhagwant Club of Tikamgarh.

He was selected for the 1940 Olympic team.^{[citation needed]}

In 1941, he joined BB & CI Railway. He played for Central India in the National Hockey Championship. Under his Captaincy the team won three championships in a row.^{[citation needed]}

1948 Olympics

Kishan Lal was named captain in Indian squad for the 1948 London Olympics .[2] India's won against Austria by 8-0.[3] After a 9–1 win over Argentina, then Spain, in the final game, 2–0.[4] Lal won against Netherlands in the semifinal and final against Great Britain,[5] which India won by 4-0.[6] Lal was rated by The Times as an "outstanding forward on the field".[7]

As coach

After 28 years of career, he retired from competitive hockey but remained connected with the game until 1976 as Chief Coach under the Railways Sports Control Board. He was chief coach for Indian Railways for twenty years out of which Indian Railways won the National Tournament fourteen times while the rest six ended as draws in the Finals. In 1964, he was invited to train Malaysia. In 1968, he was invited to coach East Germany.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died on 23 June, 1980. He was cremated at the Sion Crematorium in Bombay.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

In 1966, he was awarded with the prestigious Padma Shri by former President of India Dr Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Kishan Lal had four sons and a daughter. His eldest son, Devki Lal, was a hockey coach. Devki died on September 21, 2009.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics
• Field hockey in India
• India men's national field hockey team

References

External links

• Kishan Lal at Olympedia
• Bharatiya Hockey

На других языках

---

- [en] Kishan Lal

---

[it] Kishan Lal

Kishan Lal (Mhow, 2 febbraio 1917 – Chennai, 23 giugno 1980) è stato un hockeista su prato indiano.

---

[ru] Лал, Кишан

Кишан Лал (англ. Kishan Lal, 2 февраля 1917[1][2], Мхоу[d], Британская Индия[2] — 22 июня 1980[2], Мадрас) — индийский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), полузащитник. Олимпийский чемпион 1948 года.

---

---