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| Gagan Ajit Singh
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|  Gagan Ajit Singh was born on 9th December in the year 1980 in Ferozepur, Punjab. He is a field hockey striker who`s father Ajit Singh was a renowned field hockey player, played for the national team at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He has made his debut in the year 1997 during a test series against Russia. At the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics, Singh himself emulated for his native country. On both occasions India finished in seventh place.
This illustrious field hockey player was nicknamed as Ginny. He is married to Aaina. He studied at Union Academy School, Delhi and after that Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. He is working for Punjab Police as Deputy Superintendent of Police. He is the product of Sports College, Jalandhar and later Air India Hockey Academy, Delhi (1995-96). Gagan Ajit Singh has played for the teams like Air India, Delhi; Bharat Petroleum, Bangalore;
Punjab Police, Jalandhar. In the domestic circuit he has played the tournaments:
Junior Nationals --- Jun 1999 - Bangalore (1st) - CAPTAIN; Jun/Jul 1997 - New Delhi (2nd) - Played for Air India Academy; 27 GOALS (Highest Scorer of Tournament), All-time record.
Senior Nationals --- Mar 1999 - Hyderabad; May 1997 - Bangalore.
National Games --- Dec 2002 - Hyderabad (1st), 3 GOALS
Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament --- Nov 2004 - Delhi (1st); Nov 2002 - Delhi (1st); Scored Golden Goal in Final as the Captain; Nov 2001 - Delhi (3rd) and he was honored with the title Player of Tournament; Nov 1997 - Delhi (1st).
Muruguppa Gold Cup --- Jul 1998 - Chennai (lost in semi-final)
Surjeet Memorial Hockey Tournament --- Oct/Nov 2004 - Jalandhar (2nd).
At the international front he throughout his professional career has played 157 matches.
Olympics --- Aug 2004 - Athens (7th), 7 GOALS (Highest Scorer for India); Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th).
Champions Trophy --- Aug 2003 - Amstelveen (4th), 4 GOALS; Aug/Sep 2002 - Cologne (4th), 4 GOALS; Highest scorer for India all-time in the Champions Trophy.
Asian Games --- Oct 2002 - Busan (2nd), 4 GOALS; Member of All-Star Asian Games team; Scored Match Winner Against Pakistan in Semi-Final.
Asia Cup --- Sep 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 5 GOALS; Nov 1999 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd), 2 GOALS
 Afro-Asian Games --- Oct 2003 - Hyderabad (1st), 5 GOALS
Commonwealth Games --- Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 1 GOAL
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup --- Feb 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (3rd)
Junior World Cup --- Oct 2001 - Hobart (1st), 2 GOALS, CAPTAIN
Junior Asia Cup --- May 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (2nd), 13 GOALS; Junior Asia Cup All-Star Team.
Australian Tour --- Apr 2004 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST), 1 GOAL; Apr 2004 - Canberra - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS; Jun 2003 - Sydney - 3-Nation Tournament (1st), 1 GOAL; May/Jun 2003 - Perth - 3-Nation Tournament (2nd), 1 GOAL; Jun 2002 - Melbourne - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS; May/Jun 2002 - Adelaide - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS; Apr 2000 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (3rd); Apr 2000 - Perth - 4-Nation Tournament (1st), 1 GOAL; Sep 1999 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST), 1 GOAL; Sep 1999 - Canberra - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST).
European Tour --- Aug 2004 - Leverkusen - 3-Test Series vs. Ireland (Won 2-1), 4 GOALS; Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS; Jun/Jul 2004 - Amstelveen - Rabobank 4-Nation Tournament (LAST), 1 GOAL; Mar 2004 - Madrid - Olympic Qualifier (4th), 6 GOALS; Jun 2003 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Panasonic Masters (1st), 3 GOALS, he was conferred the title `Player of the Tournament`; Jun 2003 - Duisburg (GER) - 1-off Test with Germany, 2-2 Tie, 1 GOAL; Aug 2002 - Amstelveen - Rabobank 4-Nation Tournament (LAST); Jul 2001 - Edinburgh - World Cup Qualifier (5th); Jul 2001 - Milton Keynes - 4-Nation Castrol Festival (1st), 1 GOAL; Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 3-Test Series vs. Belgium (Won 2-0), 1 GOAL; Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 1-Test Series vs. Canada (Won 3-2), HAT-TRICK; Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 4-Nation Tournament (3rd); Jun 1999 - Brussels - 4-Test Series vs. Belgium (Won 2-1), 1 GOAL; Jun 1999 - 4-Test Series vs. Germany (Lost 1-3), 3 GOALS.
Asian Tour --- Jun 2001 - 4-Test Series With Malaysia (Won 1-0), 1 GOAL
New Zealand Tour --- Jun 2001 - Lost 1-2-1, 4 GOALS (including. hat-trick)
South African Tour --- Aug 1999 - Johannesburg - 5-Test Series vs. South Africa (Lost 0-3), 1 GOAL.
Test Series at Home --- Feb 2004 - Hyderabad - 3-Test Series vs. Netherlands (Lost 0-2), 1 GOAL; Feb/Mar 2001 - vs. Germany - Lost 1-2.
Gagan Ajit Singh was the Captain of the Indian junior team that won Junior World Cup in the year 2001. He was the member of the All-Asian men`s hockey team in the year 2002. For his outstanding performances, he was conferred the highest sports award in India, Arjuna Award in the year 2003. Gagan Ajit Singh is one of the central cohesive source of support and stability of the present Indian hockey team. Gagan Ajit, a fleet-footed centre forwarder, made his first an outward appearance on the national circuit scoring a record of 27 goals in the 1997 Junior Nationals for the Air-India Academy. He also came out carrying on the good work, as the highest scorer for Air-India in the all-India Gurmit Singh tournament and the Jawaharlal Nehru tournament held in the year 1997.
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