Jarmanpreet Singh

Jarmanpreet Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Hockey Punjab - -
– Railways - -
– Income Tax - -
2024– Delhi SG Pipers - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–2014 India U21 12 (0)
2018– India 164 (8)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2018 Breda
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 Rajgir
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2018 Muscat
Gold medal – first place2023 Chennai
Gold medal – first place2024 Hulunbuir
Bronze medal – third place2021 Dhaka

Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.[1][2]

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]

He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal.[4] He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[5][6]

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2024 Arjuna Award Outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024 Won [7][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024". The Times of India. 26 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ↑ PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "National Sports Day 2024: Full list of Khel Ratna, Arjuna award winners". India Today. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Jarmanpreet Singh feels "proud" after receiving prestigious Arjuna Award". ANI. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "All it takes to become a champion explained by Arjuna Awardee Jarmanpreet Singh". OneTurf News. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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