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Vasudevan Baskaran (born 17 August 1950) is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu, India. He captained the India, which won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, then part of the Soviet Union.
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Thereafter he coached and mentored several players for the Indian team. Now he lives with his family in Besant Nagar in Chennai, India.
Career
After the Olympic gold victory, Baskaran had coached India several times, the last time at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Currently he is the Chief Coach of Bhopal Badshahs in World Series Hockey league.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold |
Vasudevan Baskaran | Field hockey | Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics | 29 July 1980 |
Awards
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in (1979–1980) for his performance as a player in Olympic Games.
See also
- List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics
- Field hockey in India
References
- Bharatiya Hockey
- Vasudevan Baskaran at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Vasudevan Baskaran at Olympedia
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[de] Vasudevan Baskaran
Vasudevan Baskaran, auch Vasudevan Bhaskaran, (* 17. August 1950 in Aarani im heutigen Bundesstaat Tamil Nadu) ist ein ehemaliger indischer Hockeyspieler. Er spielte bei den Olympischen Spielen 1980 in Moskau in der siegreichen indischen Mannschaft.- [en] Vasudevan Baskaran
[ru] Бхаскаран, Васудеван
Васудеван Бхаскаран (там. வாசுதேவன் பாஸ்கரன், англ. Vasudevan Bhaskaran, 17 августа 1950, Аарани, Индия) — индийский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), полевой игрок, тренер. Олимпийский чемпион 1980 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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