O. P. Malhotra
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| Full name | Om Prakash Malhotra | ||||||||||||||
| Born | United Provinces, British India | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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Om Prakash Malhotra was an Indian field hockey player who played as a halfback. He was part of the India national team that won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.[1][2] He was a member of the Indian team that toured Afghanistan in 1952 and Malaya and Singapore in 1954. He also played for his State team United Provinces in the Indian national championships.[3]
References
- ↑ India, a reference annual, Volume 2009. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1957. p. 128.
- ↑ India's Olympics History Deprecated link archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today
- ↑ "INDIAN HOCKEY FED. TEAM ARRIVE TUESDAY". The Straits Times. 3 February 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
