Major Dhyan Chand
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Major Dhyan Chand was a legendary Indian field hockey player, widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history for his extraordinary goal-scoring and three Olympic gold medals.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| National Sports Day of India | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian sportsperson
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Olympic gold medalist ⓘ field hockey player ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Major Dhyan Chand
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The Magician of Hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wizard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Padma Bhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| careerStatus | retired ⓘ |
| clubTeam | Army teams in India ⓘ |
| commemorates | Major Dhyan Chand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateObserved | August 29 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-08-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-12-03 ⓘ |
| era | pre-independence India ⓘ |
| fullName | Dhyan Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hallOfFameOrRecognition | widely celebrated as a national sports icon in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dribbling skills
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extraordinary goal-scoring ability ⓘ leading India to three Olympic gold medals ⓘ |
| legacy | inspiration for generations of Indian hockey players ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| nationalDayAssociated | National Sports Day of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHonorNamedAfter | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | India men’s national field hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional athlete
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soldier ⓘ |
| OlympicGamesParticipated |
1928 Summer Olympics
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1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedal |
1928 Summer Olympics
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1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Allahabad
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British India ⓘ United Provinces of Agra and Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
India
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New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | centre-forward ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the greatest field hockey players of all time ⓘ |
| sport | field hockey ⓘ |
| teamAtEvent |
India at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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India at the 1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ India at the 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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National Stadium, New Delhi