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Age: 27 Years
Religion: Sikhism
Hometown: Amritsar, Punjab
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Sheri |
| Profession(s) | • Field Hockey Player • Punjab National Bank officer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Field Hockey | |
| International Debut | Team India U-21- 2016 Team India- 2019 |
| Jersey Number | #21 (India)  |
| Domestic/State Team | • Punjab National Bank • Punjab Armed Police • Hockey Punjab |
| Coach | Avtar Singh  |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Medals | Gold • 2016: All India Inter-University in New Delhi  • 2017: Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament in New Delhi  • 2023: Asian Games in Hangzhou  • 2023: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai • 2023: Hockey India Senior Men National Championship  Silver • 2022: Commonwealth Games in Birmingham  Bronze • 2017: Hockey India League  • 2021: Summer Olympics in Tokyo  • 2021: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka • 2024: Paris Olympics  |
| Awards, Honours | • Hero Young Achiever of the Match in the Hockey India League (2017)  • Felicitated by Punjab National Bank for representing the Indian Men's Hockey Team (2021)  • Arjuna Award (2021)  • Felicitated by Punjab National Bank for his performance in the Asian Games (2023)  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 29 July 1997 (Tuesday) |
| Age (as of 2024) | 27 Years |
| Birthplace | Attari, Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Amritsar, Punjab |
| School | • Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Attari, Punjab • Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Attari, Punjab |
| College/University | • Lovely Professional University, Punjab • DAV College, Jalandhar, Punjab |
| Educational Qualification | MBA |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Social Media | |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Family | |
| Parents | Father- Hardev Singh (Farmer)  Mother- Harpreet Kaur (Homemaker)  |
| Siblings | Brother- Harjot Singh  |
While studying in class 3, he joined a local academy to learn to play harmonium but left it after three months.
He got interested in hockey when he was about 9 years of age after watching older boys playing hockey.
Initially, he wanted to play hockey only until the national level to get a government job.
In an interview, he talked about using a broken hockey stick for the first two years after starting to play hockey due to the lack of proper equipment in his hometown, and said,
Whenever it used to have a crack, my father would fix it with nails and tape it. For two years, I played with that broken stick.”
In 2021, the Punjab Government renamed Government Senior Secondary School, Attari in Amritsar, Punjab, to Olympian Shamsher Singh Government Senior Secondary School for his contribution to the Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021.
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In 2021, the Government of Punjab renamed Government Senior Secondary School, Attari in Amritsar to Olympian Shamsher Singh Government Senior Secondary School to honor his contribution at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
He played with a broken stick for two years; his father fixed cracks with nails and tape.
He originally aimed to play hockey only until the national level to get a government job.
He became interested in hockey around age 9 after seeing older boys playing.
Besides hockey, he is an officer with Punjab National Bank.