SINGH Manpreet

26 Jun 1992
29
Male
1.70/5'6''
JALANDHAR
 
India
JALANDHAR
 
India

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HOC Hockey Men 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
NZL
New Zealand
2
IND
India
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
IND
India
1
AUS
Australia
7
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
IND
India
3
ESP
Spain
0
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
IND
India
3
ARG
Argentina
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
JPN
Japan
3
IND
India
5
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
IND
India
3
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
IND
India
2
BEL
Belgium
5
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
4
IND
India
5
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
8Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
12Men2012London, GBR

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
6Men2018Bhubaneswar, IND
9Men2014The Hague, NED

FIH Pro League
RankEventYearLocation
4Men2020

Champions Trophy
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2018Breda, NED

World League Final
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2016/2017Bhubaneswar, IND

Asian Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2018Indonesia

Asia Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2017Dhaka, BAN
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Meditation, listening to music, playing computer games, spending time with friends, watching movies, cars, motorcycles. (hindustantimes.com, 27 Aug 2017)
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Athlete
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Kurukshetra University, India
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Partner Illi Najwa Saddique
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English, Hindi, Punjabi
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Graham Reid [national] AUS
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Midfielder (hockeyindia.org, 15 Dec 2017)
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Right (indianexpress.com, 06 Mar 2012)
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His older brothers Amandeep and Sukhraj have both played for Punjab at the Indian National Hockey Championships. (stick2hockey.com, 08 Jul 2012)
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2011 for India, in Ordos, People's Republic of China (ranchirhinos.com, 25 Jan 2014)
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He injured his shin during the semifinal stage of the 2014/15 World League in Antwerp, Belgium, and missed India's tour of France and Spain. (sportskeeda.com, 20 Sep 2015)

A knee injury sustained in 2009 kept him out of competition for nearly a year. (dailypioneer.com, 20 Oct 2013; stick2hockey.com, 08 Jul 2012)
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He began playing hockey at age nine. He began receiving formal training in 2005 after joining the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Academy in Jalandhar, India. (redbull.com, 01 Jan 2018; hindustantimes.com, 27 Aug 2017)
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He developed a love for the sport after watching his brothers play hockey and win awards. He was also inspired by Indian hockey player Pargat Singh. (hindustantimes.com, 27 Aug 2017)
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To reach the final of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and win the 2023 World Cup in India. (indiatoday.in, 01 Jan 2020; timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 09 Nov 2019)
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German hockey player Moritz Furste, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, English footballer David Beckham. (indianexpress.com, 30 Nov 2015; ranchirhinos.com, 25 Jan 2014; asianage.com, 05 Dec 2013)
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"Hockey is six letters of the alphabet, but to me it is all 26." (ranchirhinos.com, 25 Jan 2014)
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He was named the 2019 International Hockey Federation [FIH] Men's Player of the Year. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 13 Feb 2020

He was named 2018 Player of the Year by the Asian Hockey Federation. (outlookindia.com, 23 Feb 2019)

He was named the 2014 Asian Junior Player of the Year by the Asian Hockey Federation. (thehindu.com, 01 Sep 2014)
Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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