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Kulbir Singh Bhaura (born 15 October 1955) is a British former field hockey player.

Kulbir Bhaura

Personal information
Born	Kulbir Singh Bhaura 15 October 1955 (1955-10-15) (age 67) Jullundur, Punjab, India
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team competition 1984 Los Angeles Team competition Representing  England Hockey World Cup 1986 London Team competition

He was a member of the gold winning Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he secured the bronze medal with his team. Bhaura was also a member of the Silver medal-winning team in 1986 World cup in London and 1987 European Cup in Moscow. He played at international level for nine years for England and Great Britain. [1][2] A proud moment was when he was selected to represent World XI to play against Australia in 1987.

Bhaura was born in Jullundur, East Punjab, India into a Sikh family and came to England around the mid 1960s. After winning gold in 1988, he started working within the hockey industry, in marketing and developing equipment. He has visited hockey factories in India and Pakistan, developing his own range of hockey and cricket equipment under the brand name Pantheon. He was also involved in developing goalkeeping equipment and owned a ball manufacturing plant, "Chingford Balls". Bhaura now owns THE PRO SHOP, specialising in hockey equipment and team-wear, based in Brentford (W London) and Hitchin (Hertfordshire). He is a European Distributor of the Gryphon Hockey brand since 1996.

Bhaura is a prominent member of the Indian Gymkhana club based in Osterley in W London and continues to play and coach hockey there to this day.

References

External links

• Kulbir Bhaura at Olympics.com
• Kulbir Bhaura at Olympedia
• Kulbir Bhaura at the International Olympic Committee

На других языках

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[de] Kulbir Bhaura

Kulbir Singh Bhaura (geboren am 15. Oktober 1955 in Jalandhar, Punjab, Indien) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Hockeyspieler, der mit der Britischen Nationalmannschaft 1984 Olympiadritter und 1988 Olympiasieger war. Mit der Englischen Nationalmannschaft war er 1986 Weltmeisterschaftszweiter und 1987 Europameisterschaftszweiter.

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- [en] Kulbir Bhaura

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[fr] Kulbir Bhaura

Kulbir Bhaura (né le 15 octobre 1955 à Jalandhar) est un joueur de hockey sur gazon britannique. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1984 et aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1988 où il remporte la médaille de bronze puis la médaille d'or [1].

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[ru] Бхаура, Кулбир

Кулбир Сингх Бхаура (англ. Kulbir Singh Bhaura, 15 октября 1955, Джаландхар, Индия) — английский и британский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), центральный нападающий. Олимпийский чемпион 1988 года, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1984 года, серебряный призёр чемпионата мира 1986 года, серебряный призёр чемпионата Европы 1987 года.

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