Lt. Colonel Sardar Gurcharan Singh Grewal (4 May 1911 – 7 February 1949) was an Indian

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player who competed in the

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. India beat Germany in the final of the 1936 Summer Olympics to clinch gold medal. Gurcharan played one pool match against US during this tournament at

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. He played as left-fullback in this match.

Errata

His obituary published in The Indian Express, Madras on 11 February 1949 (Dak edition), p. 7, mistakenly spells his name as Gurbachan Singh Grewal.

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External links

Indian Express, Feb 11, 1949, p.7

* * 1911 births 1949 deaths Field hockey players from Punjab, India Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Indian male field hockey players 20th-century Indian sportsmen Olympic gold medalists for India Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub