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Prabjoth Singh , Indian Hockey Player
Prabhjot Singh is an eminent Indian hockey player who took part at the Olympics.

Prabhjot Singh was born on 14th August in the year 1980 in Masania, near Batala, Punjab. This field hockey forwarder made his international senior debut in the year 2001 for the Men`s National Team. At the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece, he delineated his native country. At the tournament India finished in seventh place. His initial schooling started at Adarsh Vidya Mandir in Batala, after that he did his Matriculation from Dhadial and Plus Two from Talwandi Rama, Gurdaspur district. Presently he is an officer in Indian Oil Corporation. His father Sewa Singh works in Statistical Department of Punjab Government.

This eminent hockey player is the product of SAI Sports Development Training Centre, Patiala (1993-94) after that he joined Air India Hockey Academy, New Delhi. Presently he plays for Indian Oil Corporation team.

In the domestic front he has played the tournaments:
  • Junior Nationals --- Jun 1999 - Bangalore - (1st) - played for Air India Academy; 20 GOALS, Player of the Tournament; Jun/Jul 1997 - Delhi - (2nd)
  • Beighton Cup --- Mar/Apr 2003 - Kolkata (2nd), he acquired the title `Man of the Final`.
  • Bombay Gold Cup --- Apr 2003 - Mumbai (2nd). He was conferred the title of `Player of the Final` and the `Top Scorer of the Tournament`.
  • Muruguppa Gold Cup --- Aug 2001 - Chennai (1st) - IHF Juniors
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Tournament --- Nov/Dec 2003 - Delhi (1st). He was conferred the title `Player of the Tournament`


  • In the international circuit the tournaments those he has played throughout his professional career are counted as 54, after making his debut back in the year 1999. Other tournaments are:

  • Olympics --- Aug 2004 - Athens (7th), 1 GOAL


  • World Cup --- Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th), 3 GOALS


  • Champions Trophy --- Aug 2003 - Amstelveen (4th), 3 GOALS; Aug/Sep 2002 - Cologne (4th), 3 GOALS.


  • Asian Games --- Oct 2002 - Busan (2nd); Member of All-Star Asian Games team


  • Asia Cup --- Sep 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 5 GOALS


  • Prabjoth Singh at the right sideAfro-Asian Games --- Oct 2003 - Hyderabad (1st), 4 GOALS


  • Champions Challenge --- Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st), 2 GOALS


  • Junior World Cup --- Oct 2001 - Hobart (1st), 5 GOALS


  • Junior Asia Cup --- May 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (2nd), 7 GOALS; Junior Asia Cup All-Star Team.


  • African Tour --- Feb 2000 - Akbar el Yom Tourney (3rd), 3 GOALS


  • Asian Tour --- Jun 2001 - 4-Test Series With Malaysia (Won 1-0), 2 GOALS; Mar 2001 - Dhaka - 9-Nation Prime Minister`s Gold Cup (1st).


  • Australian Tour --- Apr 2004 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (Last), Missed due to injury; Apr 2004 - Canberra - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS; Jun 2003 - 3-Nation Tournament - Sydney (1st), 5 GOALS; May/Jun 2003 - 3-Nation Tournament - Perth (2nd), 1 GOAL; May/Jun 2002 - Adelaide/Melbourne (2nd in 4-Nation), 1 GOAL.


  • European Tour --- Aug 2004 - Leverkusen - 3-Test Series vs. Ireland (Won 2-1), 1 GOAL; Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 1 GOAL; Jun/Jul 2004 - Amstelveen - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST); Mar 2004 - Madrid - Olympic Qualifier (4th), 1 GOAL; Jun 2003 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Panasonic Masters (1st); Aug 2002 - Amstelveen - Rabobank 4-Nation Tournament (LAST), 1 GOAL; Jul 2001 - World Cup Qualifier (5th), 1 GOAL; Jan 2000 - Barcelona - 4-Nation Tournament, 3rd; Jan 2000 - Canada (1-0-0), Belgium (2-0-1); Aug 1999 - 8-Nation Junior Challenge - Poznan (2nd).


  • New Zealand Tour --- Jun 2001 - Lost 1-2-1


  • 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.


  • He has played for the foreign clubs like Indian Gymkhana based in London in the year 1999 and Barford Tigers in Birmingham in the year 2002.

    (Last Updated on : 3/08/2009)
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