Charanjit Singh
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Charanjit Singh is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

 ( Now in Himachal Pradesh) ) is a former field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 player from India
India
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. He captained the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

 at Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan.

He retired as Director Department of Physical Education in Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
Shimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...

. He currently stays in Una
Una
Una and UNA may refer to:In geography:* Una River, numerous rivers*India** Una District, in Himachal Pradesh** Una, Himachal Pradesh, town** Una, Gujarat, town*United States** Una, California** Una, Mississippi...

. , Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

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He is having two sons and a daughter Kiran
Kiran
Kiran is a gender neutral given name. The name Kiran is pronounced keer-an. It is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin. In Sanskrit, it means "ray of light" or "beam of light" or the "first sunshine light" .Celebrities named Kiran include Kiran Chetry, a CNN News Anchor and Kiran Rathod, a Bollywood...

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