Shankar Lakshman

Subedar Major Shankar Lakshman PS
Birth name	Shankar Pillay Laxman[1]
Nickname(s)	Rock of Gibraltor[2]
Born	(1933-07-07)7 July 1933[3] Mhow, British India[4]
Died	29 April 2006(2006-04-29) (aged 72)[5] Mhow, India
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1947 – 1978[6]
Rank	Subedar Major
Unit	5 Maratha Light Infantry
Sports career
Sport	Field hockey
Position	Goalkeeper
Medal record Men's Field Hockey Representing  India Olympic Games Men's field hockey 1956 Melbourne Team Competition 1960 Rome Team Competition 1964 Tokyo Team Competition

Shankar Lakshman (7 July 1933 – 29 April 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 the first goalkeeper to become captain of an international hockey team and was awarded the Arjuna award and the Padmasri by the Indian government.^[7] He was captain of the Indian team which won the gold in the 1966 Asian Games. After missing the selection for the 1968 Olympics, Laxman quit hockey. He remained with the Army, retiring in 1979 as a captain of the Maratha Light Infantry.He died in 2006 after suffering gangrene in one leg in Mhow.

References

1. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/shankar-laxman-1.html
2. ↑ http://www.oneindia.com/2006/04/29/shankar-laxman-the-hockey-legend-who-died-unsung-1146511506.html
3. ↑ https://allaboutbelgaum.com/sports/olympians-from-belgaum/
4. ↑ https://allaboutbelgaum.com/sports/olympians-from-belgaum/
5. ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/remembering-shankar-lakshman-indian-hockey
6. ↑ http://reportmysignal.blogspot.in/2009/09/shankar-lakshman-hockey-wizard-of.html
7. ↑ Pandya, Haresh (2006-07-29). "Shankar LaxmanIndian hockey captain and goalkeeper, who won two Olympic gold medals". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-09-13. 

External links

• A tribute to Shankar Laxman