Dhyan Chand Hockey Player Biography

Dhyan Chand Hockey Player Biography

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Dhyan Chand was the great hockey player of India, he is considered one of the great hockey players of the world. Dhyan Chandra is remembered for scoring goals in his own unique way, he won the gold medal in the International Olympics for India three times in a row. This was the time when India's hockey team used to be the most prominent. Dhyan Chand had a very good grip on the ball, hence he was called 'The Wizard'. Dhyan Chand had scored more than 400 goals in his international playing journey. He played his last international match in 1948. Dhyan Chand has been honored with many awards. Recently, Prime Minister Modi has changed the name of 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' to 'Major Dhyan Chandra Khel Ratna Award'. He has done this to pay respect to Major Dhyan Chand, the magician of hockey.

Hockey player Dhyan Chand Biography

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Full Name Dhyan Chand

Other names The Wizard, Hockey Wizard, Moon, Hockey Wizard

Profession Indian Hockey Player

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Born 29 August 1905

Place of Birth Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Hometown Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Nationality Indian

religion Hindu

Caste Rajput

Height 5 feet 7 inches

Weight 70 Kg

Playing Position Forward

Played for India from 1926 to 1948

International Debut New Zealand Tour in 1926

Home / State Team Jhansi Heroes

Energizing behavior in the field

Coach / Mentor Subedar – Major Bhole Tiwari (First Mentor)

Pankaj Gupta (1st coach)

Service / Branch British Indian Army and Indian Army

The service Year 1921 - 1956

Unit Punjab Regiment

Died 3 December 1979

Place of Death Delhi, India

cause of death liver cancer

Joined Army Sepoy (1922)

Retired Major (1956)

Dhyanchand Birth, Family, Wife, Son (Birth, Family, Wife, Son)

Name Dhyan Chand

Father's Name Subedar Sameshwar Dutt Singh (Subedar in Army)

Mother's Name Sharda Singh

Wife's Name Janaki Devi

Brother Havildar Mool Singh and Hockey Player Roop Singh

sister none

Sons Brijmohan Singh, Sohan Singh, Rajkumar, Ashok Kumar, Umesh Kumar, Devendra Singh, and Virendra Singh

daughter none

Dhyan Chand was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to the Rajput family. His father's name was Rameshwar Singh, who served as a Subedar in the British Indian Army, also used to play a hockey game. Dhyan Chand had two brothers, Mool Singh and Roop Singh. Roop Singh also used to play hockey like Dhyan Chand, who was a good player.

Dhyanachandra Education

Dhyan Chand's father Sameshwar was in the army, due to which he used to be transferred somewhere or the other. Because of this, Dhyan Chand left his studies after class VI. Later Dhyan Chand's father had settled in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

Dhyan Chand Hockey Career

In his youth, Dhyan Chand was not at all fond of hockey, he loved wrestling. He started playing hockey with friends around him, who used to make hockey sticks from tree branches and used to make balls from old clothes. At the age of 14, he went with his father to watch a hockey match, where a team was losing by 2 goals. Dhyan Chand told his father that he wanted to play for this losing team. It was an army match, so his father allowed Dhyan Chand to play. Dhyan Chand scored 4 goals in that match. The army officers were very happy to see his attitude and confidence and asked him to join the army.

In 1922, at the age of 16, Dhyan Chand became a soldier from the Punjab Regiment. After joining the army, Dhyan Chand started playing hockey well, and he started liking it. Subedar Major Bhole Tiwari, who was from the Brahmin Regiment, became Dhyan Chand's mentor in the army and gave him basic knowledge about the game. Pankaj Gupta was called Dhyan Chand's first coach, he had said after seeing Dhyan Chand's game that one day it would shine like a moon in the whole world. He was named Dhyanchand Chand, after which his close friends started calling him by this name. After this Dhyan Singh became Dhyan Chand.

Dhyan Chand Sports Career

There were many aspects of Dhyan Chand's game, where his talent was seen. In a match his team was losing by 2 goals, Dhyan Chand had won the team by hitting 3 goals in the last 4 minutes. This Punjab tournament match took place in Jhelum. It was only after this that Dhyan Chand was called the Hokey Wizard. Dhyan Chand played the first National Hockey Tournament game in 1925. Vij, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bengal, Rajputana, and Central India took part in this match. Only after seeing his performance in this tournament, he was selected for the International Hockey team of India.

Dhyan Chand International Career Match

In 1926, Dhyan Chand was selected for a tournament to be held in New Zealand. During a match here, the Indian team had scored 20 goals, out of which 10 were taken by Dhyan Chand. India played 21 matches in this tournament, out of which 18 were won, 1 was lost and 2 were drawn. The Indian team scored 192 goals in the entire tournament, out of which Dhyan Chand scored 100 goals. After returning from here, Dhyanchand was made Lance Naik in the army. India scored 72 goals in 10 matches at the London Folkestone Festival in 1927, out of which Dhyan Chand scored 36 goals.

 

In the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, the final match of the Indian team was with the Netherlands, in which Dhyan Chand scored 2 out of 3 goals, and won India its first gold medal. In 1932, India's final match at the Los Angeles Olympic Games was with the US, in which India scored a record-breaking 23 goals, and won the gold medal by winning 23–1. This world record was broken after many years in 2003. Out of those 23 goals, 8 goals were scored by Dhyan Chand. In this event, Dhyan Chand scored 12 goals in 2 matches.

In the 1932 Berlin Olympics, three consecutive teams defeated Hungary, America, and Japan with zero goals. In the semi-finals of this event, India defeated France by 10 goals, after which the final was with Germany. In this final match, only 1 goal came into India's account till the interval. In the interval, Dhyan Chand took off his shoes and played the game barefoot, in which India won 8–1 and got the gold medal.

Seeing Dhyanchand's talent, the great Hitler of Germany had offered Dhyan Chand a high post in the German Army, but Dhyan Chand was very much in love with India, and he politely declined the offer.

Dhyan Chand continued to play international hockey till 1948, after which he took retirement at the age of 42. Even after this, Dhyan Chand continued to play hockey matches in the army. Till 1956, he held the hockey stick in his hands.

Dhyan Chand Death Cause

Dhyan Chand's last days were not good. Despite getting India a gold medal in the Olympic match, the country of India forgot him. In his last days, he was also short of money. He was diagnosed with liver cancer, he was admitted to the general ward of AIIMS Hospital in Delhi. He died on 3 December 1979.

Dhyan Chand Awards and Achievement

In 1956, Dhyan Chand was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's second-highest honor.

His birthday 29 August is celebrated as National Sports Day.

The postage stamp was started in the memory of Dhyan Chand.

Dhyan Chand National Stadium was built in Delhi.

Dhyan Chand Award Money

Those who won the Dhyanchand Award in sports were earlier given an amount of Rs 5 lakh, which was later increased to Rs 10 lakh. This major change was made by Sports Minister Ririju. Due to this the players playing in the national games get a huge increase. Changes in the amount of the award are made by the Sports Minister every 10 years.

Dhyan Chand Olympic Medal

Due to his excellent claim, Dhyan Chand participated in many sports in his life. He won three Olympic medals in his life. Who won 3 gold medals continuously from 1928 to 1936. Although all the members of his family are interested in sports, due to which they also play Olympics and every member of the family has won medals in Olympics. Whether they are brothers or sons.

Dhyan Chand Bharat Ratna Award

Dhyan Chand had also proved himself to be a better citizen as a better sportsperson, after which the government invited him to be honored with the Padma Bhushan. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan Award, but recently he has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna Award.

Where is Dhyan Chand Stadium

Hockey is considered the national sport and Dhyan Chand is seen as the god of hockey, due to which Dhyan Chand Stadium has been built in Delhi. The full name of that stadium built in Delhi has been named Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.

Dhyanchand interesting information

At the age of 16, Dhyan Chand started playing hockey in the army.

Then he used to practice hockey all the time, due to which he was called Chand.

He scored around 400 goals in his career in hockey.

Dhyan Chand was born on 29 August, due to his excellent performance, his date of birth was changed to National Sports Day.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Recently, Prime Minister Modi has made an important announcement that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, one of India's highest awards, has been renamed as the 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award'. It has been officially announced. This decision has been taken by Modi Ji recently due to the auspicious occasion of winning the medal after 41 years in India's Tokyo Olympic Games. In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, India won the hockey medal by defeating Germany. Modi Ji says that Major Dhyan Chand Ji was one of the most important sportspersons of India, who gave India honor and pride. He was the greatest player of our India', Modi Ji has taken this step after the appeal made by the people in India.

FAQ

Q: Where was Dhyan Chand born?

Ans: Allahabad at present Prayagraj

Q: How old was Dhyan Chand?

Ans: 80 years

Q: What is Dhyan Chand's caste?

Ans: Rajput

Q: What caused Dhyan Chand's death?

Ans: Due to cancer

Q: In what form is Dhyan Chand's birthday celebrated?

Ans: National Sports Day

Q: Where did Dhyanchand die?

Ans: In AIIMS Hospital, New Delhi

Q: What was Dhyan Chand most fond of?

Ans: Cooking