Roop Singh Bais (8 September 1908 – 16 December 1977) was an Indian
hockey player. He was part of the
Indian field hockey team, which won gold medals for India at the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was the younger brother of
Dhyan Chand.
Career
Singh is best known for his sports career, during which he scored three goals against Japan and ten goals against the
USA in the Los Angeles Summer Olympics 1932. He was in the armed forces.
Personal life
Singh was the younger brother of
Dhyan Chand. Playing for India, and he won the gold medal in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Singh's
Bais Rajput family was based in
Gwalior,
Madhya Pradesh. His son, Bhagat Singh, played Hockey for India, and his grandson Uday Singh also played Hockey. His father, Subedar Sameshwar Dutt Singh was in the army.
Recognition
The
Captain Roop Singh Stadium in
Gwalior, named after Singh, was originally a hockey stadium before it was converted into a cricket venue in 1988. The German Olympic Committee sent Singh a map showing a street in
Munich bearing his name following his impressive performance at the
1936 Olympics 1936 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1936 Winter Olympics, which were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
*The 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI ...
. He was also among the only three Indian players, the others being
Dhyan Chand and
Leslie Claudius to have the tube stations in
London renamed in the run-up to the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
References
External links
*
Profile at Sports Reference
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1908 births
1977 deaths
Olympic field hockey players of India
Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Indian male field hockey players
Olympic gold medalists for India
Field hockey players from Madhya Pradesh
Olympic medalists in field hockey
People from Jabalpur
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics