Baljit ("Baljeet") Singh Dhillon (born 18 June 1973) is a

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midfielder from

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, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test series against

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d ''Balli'', Singh Dhillon represented his native country at three consecutive

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, starting in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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, where India finished in eighth place.

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* 1973 births Living people Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for India 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Place of birth missing (living people) Indian male field hockey players Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1994 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub