Dhyan Chand Age, Death Cause, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Dhyan Chand Age, Death Cause, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Dhyan Singh |
| Nickname(s) | The Wizard, Hockey Wizard, Chand (Hindi for The Moon) |
| Profession | Indian Hockey player |
| Famous For | World's Greatest Field Hockey Player |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 170 cm** in meters**- 1. 7 m** in feet inches**- 5’ 7”** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 70 kg** in pounds**- 154 lbs** |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Field Hockey | |
| International Debut | New Zealand Tour (April 1926) |
| Domestic/State Team | Jhansi Heroes |
| Nature on field | Energetic |
| Coach/Mentor | Subedar-Major Bhole Tiwari (First Mentor)  Pankaj Gupta (First Coach) |
| Favourite Match Played | The 1933 Beighton Cup final between Calcutta Customs and Jhansi Heroes |
| Records (main ones) | • He has scored around 1000 goals in his career, out of which 400 were in International Matches. • He has 3 olympic gold medals to his credit. • He was the leading goal-scorer at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics with 14 goals and also in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. • In the 1935 tour of New Zealand and Australia, Dhyan Chand scored a massive 201 goals in just 43 matches, a world record.  |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | • Won the gold medals in the 1928, 1932 and the 1936 Olympic Games • He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in 1955  |
| Army | |
| Service/Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Service-Years | 1921–1956 |
| Unit | Punjab Regiment |
| Joined Army As | Sepoy (in 1922) |
| Retired As | Major (in 1956) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 29 August 1905 |
| Birthplace | Allahabad, United Provinces, British India |
| Date of Death | 3 December 1979 |
| Place of Death | Delhi, India |
| Age (at the time of death) | 74 Years |
| Death Cause | Liver Cancer |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Educational Qualification | 6th class |
| Hometown | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Caste | Rajput |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Signature |  |
| Hobbies | Cooking, Hunting, Fishing, Photography, Playing Billiards, Cricket and Carrom |
| Controversy | Once, when in the Netherlands, the authorities wanted to check if there was a magnet inside his stick and hence broke his hockey stick |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 1936 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Janaki Devi |
| Children | Son(s)- Brij Mohan, Sohan Singh, Raj Kumar, Ashok Kumar (Hockey Player),  Umesh Kumar, Devinder Singh, Virender Singh  Daughter- None |
| Parents | Father- Subedar Sameshwar Dutt Singh (Subedar in Army) Mother- Sharadha Singh |
| Siblings | Brother- Mool Singh (Hawaldar) Roop Singh (Hockey Player)  Sister- None |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Mutton and Fish Dishes |
| Favourite Dessert | Halwa dripping with ghee |
| Favourite Drink | Milk |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dhyan Chand
Dhyan Chand is considered the greatest player in the history of Hockey, famously known as the “Wizard of Hockey” or in Hindi as “Hockey Ka Jadugar.”
Dhyan Chand had no serious inclination towards sports as a child. Though he used to indulge in casual games with friends. In fact, he did not play field Hockey until he joined the army.
He had to quit school after class 6th as his father was in the army and the family had to shift frequently because of the transfers.
Once when Dhyan Chand was 14 years old, he accompanied his father to watch a hockey match. Watching a team lose by 2 goals, Chand asked his father wether he could play from the losing side. His father agreed, and Dhyan Chand scored four goals in that match. Watching his performance, the Army officials were so impressed, and he was offered to join the army.
He joined the British Indian Army as a sepoy in 1921, at the age of 16.
Dhyan Chand’s real name was Dhyan Singh. The “Chand” in his name literally means “The Moon” as he used to practice a lot at night. He was given this name by his first coach Pankaj Gupta.
He played his first National match in 1925, and by his performance in that match, he was selected for the Indian National Team.
He scored a hattrick in his International Debut match.
In the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics, he was the highest goal scorer of the tournament, scoring 14 goals in 5 matches. Since then he started to be known as The Hockey Wizard.Â
India again won the tournament and a gold in the 1932Â Los Angeles Olympics.Â
India played 37 matches in a world tour that followed the Olympics to recover their expenses. They won 34, drawing 2 and one match being canceled. Dhyan Chand alone scored 133 goals out of India’s 338.
Dhyan Chand was appointed the captain of the team in December 1934.
In 1935 the cricketing legend Don Bradman witnessed his first ever hockey match in which Dhyan Chand was playing. He was so impressed that he complimented Dhyan Chand by saying, ” You score goals like runs in cricket.”Â
In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Dhyan Chand was again the top scorer and India won the gold yet another time.
It is said that even Adolf Hitler was impressed by Dhyan Chand’s game so much so that he offered him the Field Marshal position in the German Army.
Dhyan Chand was chosen the captain of the Indian team in 1947 for a series of matches. Chand, though now in his forties, still managed to score 61 goals in 22 matches.
He played his final international match in 1948.
Dhyan Chand was not able to score a goal against the opposition in one of the matches. He then argued with the match referee about the measurement of the goal post and his claim turned out to be true. It was found that it did not comply with the official width of a goal post according to international rules.
Dhyan Chand scored close to 400 goals in his international career from 1926 to 1948. Dhyan Chand retired from first-class hockey in 1948.
Dhyan Chand retired from the army in 1956 aged 51, with the rank of Major.
Dhyan Chand was honored by an Indian Postal Stamp in recognition of his contribution to Indian hockey.Â
Since 2002, every year an award in his name, called the Dhyan Chand Award is given to honour the lifetime achievement in Sports and Games.Â
Indian National Sports day is observed every year on his birthday, 29 August.Â
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