One of the country's greatest athletes, Balbir Sr was the only
Indian among 16 legends chosen by the International Olympic Committee across
modern Olympic history.
Three-time
Olympic gold medal-winning hockey legend Balbir
Singh Dosanjh, also known as Balbir Singh Sr., died in Chandigarh on Monday
after battling multiple health issues for over two weeks.
The iconic
player was 95 and is survived by his daughter Sushbir and three sons Kanwalbir,
Karanbir, Gurbir.
"He
died at around 6:30 this morning," Abhijit Singh, Director Fortis
Hospital, Mohali, where he was admitted on May 8, told PTI.
Balbir Sr
was in a semi-comatose state since May 18 and had developed a blood clot in his
brain after being first admitted to the hospital for bronchial pneumonia with a
high fever.
One of the
country's greatest athletes, Balbir Sr was the only Indian among 16 legends
chosen by the International Olympic Committee across modern Olympic history.
His world record for most goals scored by an individual in the men's hockey
final of the Olympics still remains unbeaten.
He was the
part of three Olympic gold medal winning teams in 1948 (London),1952 (Helsinki)
and Melbourne (1956). He was the captain of the Indian team that won the gold
medal at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 by beating Pakistan in the final.
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