Rajinder Singh Chauhan, also known as Rajinder Singh Jr., is an Indian

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player and coach. He was part of the Indian teams that won the silver medal at the

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games (), also known as Delhi 1982 (), were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olymp ...

, the bronze medal at the 1982 Champions Trophy, and the silver medal at the

1983 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The 1983 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the inaugural edition of field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held from Aug 22–28 at the Tun Razak Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Participating nations Five countries participated in the first tournament ...

. He coached the Indian women's team in 2004 and the Indian men's team in 2005-2006. He was awarded the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award in 1984, the

Dhyan Chand Award The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan C ...

in 2005 and the

Dronacharya Award The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a cha ...

in 2011.

Early life

Rajinder Singh Jr. was born on 13 May 1959 in Sarih village of Indian

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

. He played field hockey for Punjab in the Indian Senior National Hockey Championship.

Coaching career

*2004: Chief coach India women's team. *2005-2006: Coach India men's team.

Honours and awards

* Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award (Punjab, 1984) *

(2005) *

(2011)

References

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