INCOMPARABLE CAREER STATISTICS OF BALBIR SING Sr. WHO TURNS 84 ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH OCTOBER,2008

Captained

-1945 Intervarsity Champions Punjab University
-1947-61 Renowned Hockey Team Punjab Police
-1949 National Champions Punjab State

Triple Gold Olympian

-1948 – London Olympic Games Gold Medal
-1952 – Helsinki Olympic Games Gold Medal
-1956 – Melbourne Olympic Games – Captain Gold Medal

The only other player in the world who was Triple Gold Olympian and victorious Olympic captain was his role model Dhyan Chand: Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles-1032, Berlin-1936

– 1948 – London Olympics – Played two matches and scored 8 0f the 13 goals, including the first 2 in the final
– 1952 – Helsinki Olympics – Played three matches and scored 9 of the 13 goals, including all 3 in the semifinal and 5 of the 6 in the final
(Eight of the nine goals in semifinal and final is a record to date)

-1954 – Singapore and Malaysia tour – Scored 83 of the 121 goals in 16 matches – Captain
-1955 – New Zealand and Australia tour – Scored 141 of the 203 goals in 37 matches

Chief Coach/Manager of the following medal winners

-1961 – Ahmedabad International – Gold Medal
-1970 – Bangkok Asian Games – Silver Medal
-1971 – Barcelona World Cup – Bronze Medal
-1975 – Kuala Lumpur World Cup – Gold Medal
-1982 – Amsterdam Champions Trophy – Bronze Medal
-1982 – New Delhi Asian Games – Silver Medal
-1982 – Melbourne Esanda Cup – Silver Medal

General
-1952 – Helsinki – Flag bearer – Indian Olympic Contingent

-1956 – Melbourne – Flag bearer – Indian Olympic Contingent
-1957 – New Delhi – Recipient – Padma Shri award
-1977 – Chandigarh – Publication – The Golden Hat Trick – autobiography

-1982 – New Delhi – Indian Sportsman of the century – Opinion poll
-1982 – New Delhi – Lit the sacred flame – Opening Ceremony Asian Games
-1982 – Chandigarh – Retired as Director & Head of Sports Department Punjab
-2008- New Delhi – Publication – The Golden Yardstick, a quest for excellence. Released by the Prime Minister of India

E-mail: balbirsenior@hotmail.com