K. D. Singh

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Olympic medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Gold 1948 London Team Competition
Gold 1952 Helsinki Team Competition

Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 in Barabanki - 27 March 1978) popularly known as 'K.D.Singh' or 'Babu' was a famous indian hockey player.

In 1948, he was selected for the Indian hockey team for the Olympic Games, with Kishan Lal as captain and 'Babu' as vice-captain. India as an Independent nation won their first Olympic hockey gold. In 1960 he was awarded the Padmashri award.The stadium in Lucknow city is named after him.

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