Shankar Lakshman
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  India |
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| Men's field hockey | |||
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Team Competition | |
| Silver | 1960 Rome | Team Competition | |
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Team Competition | |
Shankar Lakshman (1933 – April 29, 2006) was an Indian hockey player. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two gold medals and one silver medal. 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 there until is death in 2006.
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