What is Charanjit Singh?
'''Charanjit Singh''' (3 February 1931 – 27 January 2022) was an Indian [[field hockey]] player. Singh captained the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] at [[Tokyo]], Japan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-27|title=Hockey India mourns the demise of hockey legend Charanjit Singh|url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/hockey-india-mourns-the-demise-of-hockey-legend-charanjit-singh|access-date=2022-01-27|work=[[Hockey India]]|language=en}}</ref> Singh was born in [[Himachal Pradesh]] (then [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]). Singh died from a [[heart attack]] at his home in [[Una, Himachal Pradesh]] on 27 January 2022, at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Hockey legend Charanjit Singh dies|work=[[Press Trust of India]]|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/13077603_Hockey-legend-Charanjit-Singh-dies.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Hockey Olympian Charanjit Singh passes away at 90|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/hockey-olympian-charanjit-singh-passes-away-364672|access-date=27 January 2022|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Charanjit}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for India]] [[Category:Indian field hockey players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Himachal Pradesh]] {{sports-bio-stub}}