Jarmanpreet Singh

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Jarmanpreet Singh
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Personal information
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Income Tax
Senior career
YearsTeam
Railways
Hockey Punjab
2024– Delhi SG Pipers
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013–2014 India U21 12 (0)
2018– India 123 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Breda
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Muscat
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Chennai
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Hulunbuir Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He is selected in the Indian team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which is his debut Olympics. [1] [2]

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Early life

Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department. [3]

Career

Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup 2016. [1] He was banned for two years in 2016 as he failed a dope test after he took a painkiller prescribed by his doctor for back pain. [1] [4]

He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal. [5] He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [6] [7]

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References

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