Shankar Lakshman
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Team Competition | |
Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Team Competition |
Shankar Lakshman (Hindi:) (1933 - April 29, 2006) was a famous Indian hockey player. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two golds and a silver medals. He was captain of the Indian team which won the gold in the 1966 Asian Games. He belonged to Mhow and lived his retired life here till his death on Apr 29 2006.
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