Surjit Singh Rihal (born 14 November 1948) is a Kenyan

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player.

Olympics

He was a member of the Kenya field hockey team that participated in the men's tournament at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. He was captain of the Kenya field hockey team that went to participate in men's tournament at the

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. However,

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along with other African nations boycotted the

Montreal Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal w ...

for political reasons at the eleventh hour.

World Cup

Rihal was a member of Kenya field hockey team that participated in

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held at

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stood fourth in this tournament. He was captain of the Kenya field hockey team that participated in

1973 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup. It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The host nation, the Netherlands men's national field hockey team, N ...

held at

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* 1948 births Living people Kenyan male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Kenya Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Nairobi Kenyan people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent Kenyan people of Punjabi descent 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-fieldhockey-bio-stub