Singh trained in hockey at the Government Arts and Sports College in Jalandhar in 1995. In 1997, he was selected by New Delhi's Air India Hockey Academy to compete in the junior national tournament. Singh scored 26 goals and emerged as the tournament's top-scorer. He captained the side in 1999.[4]
Singh made his senior national debut in 1997 during a test series against Russia. Singh played at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics, where India finished in seventh place on both occasions. Singh was the top-scorer for India with seven goals in the latter competition.[5]
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^"Gagan Ajit Singh to Make Come Back in World Series Hockey". The Fans of Hockey. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
^"India look to break 15-year jinx at Junior Hockey World Cup". The Indian Express. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^"Hockey: India's Top Five Victories Over Pakistan". News18. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ ab"FORMER PLAYER GAGAN AJIT SINGH-INDIANMIRROR". indianmirror.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^"Gagan Ajit India's leading goal scorer". Zee News. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
Profile at bharatiyahockey.org
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gagan, ajit, singh, born, december, 1980, indian, former, field, hockey, player, played, forward, captain, india, national, under, team, that, 2001, junior, world, member, indian, senior, national, team, that, played, olympic, games, 2000, sydney, 2004, athens. Gagan Ajit Singh born 9 December 1980 is an Indian former field hockey player who played as a forward 2 3 He was the captain of the India national under 21 team that won the 2001 Junior World Cup He was a member of the Indian senior national team that played at two Olympic Games 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Gagan Ajit SinghPersonal informationBorn 1980 12 09 9 December 1980 age 43 Firozpur Punjab IndiaPlaying positionForwardSenior careerYearsTeamPunjab Police2005 2007HC Klein ZwitserlandHoofdklasse2012Sher e Punjab 1 National teamYearsTeamApps Gls 2001India U211997 2007India200 100 Medal record Men s field hockey Representing India Asian Games 2002 Busan Team Asia Cup 2003 Kuala Lumpur Team 1999 Kuala Lumpur Team Champions Challenge 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team Junior World Cup 2001 Hobart TeamBiography editGagan Ajit Singh was born on 9 December 1980 in Firozpur a city in the Indian State of Punjab His father Ajit Singh was also an Olympian and played for India at the 1976 Montreal Olympics His uncle is another Olympian Harmik Singh Gagan Ajit was educated at the Union Academy Senior Secondary School and Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi 4 Singh trained in hockey at the Government Arts and Sports College in Jalandhar in 1995 In 1997 he was selected by New Delhi s Air India Hockey Academy to compete in the junior national tournament Singh scored 26 goals and emerged as the tournament s top scorer He captained the side in 1999 4 Singh made his senior national debut in 1997 during a test series against Russia Singh played at the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics where India finished in seventh place on both occasions Singh was the top scorer for India with seven goals in the latter competition 5 References edit Gagan Ajit Singh to Make Come Back in World Series Hockey The Fans of Hockey 10 February 2012 Retrieved 14 January 2013 India look to break 15 year jinx at Junior Hockey World Cup The Indian Express 7 December 2016 Retrieved 23 June 2017 Hockey India s Top Five Victories Over Pakistan News18 23 October 2016 Retrieved 23 June 2017 a b FORMER PLAYER GAGAN AJIT SINGH INDIANMIRROR indianmirror com Retrieved 24 May 2022 Gagan Ajit India s leading goal scorer Zee News 29 August 2004 Retrieved 24 May 2022 External links editGagan Ajit Singh at Olympedia nbsp Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Gagan Ajit Singh Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Profile at bharatiyahockey org nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Indian field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gagan Ajit Singh amp oldid 1219044521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
