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Kishan Lal
Kishan Lal (2 February 1917 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian field hockey player. He captained the Indian hockey team at the 1948 Summer Olympics to gold, winning independent India's first gold medal by defeating Great Britain 4-0 in the final.
Born in Mhow in 1917, Lal started playing hockey at the age of 14. In 1933, he represented Mhow Heroes and Mhow Green Walls and played for Kalyanmal Mills, Indore. In 1937, he joined the Bhagwant Club of Tikamgarh.
He was selected for the Indian hockey team for the eventually canceled 1940 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
In 1941, he joined Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI). He played for Central India in the Senior National Hockey Championship. Under his captaincy, the team won three championships in a row.[citation needed]
Kishan Lal captained the Indian hockey team to gold at the 1948 London Olympics. This included victories over Austria (8-0), Argentina (9-1), Spain (2-0), and the Netherlands (2-1) before beating Great Britain by 4-0 in the final. Lal was rated by The Times as an "outstanding forward on the field".
After a career spanning 28 years, he retired from competitive hockey but remained connected with the game until 1976. He served as the chief coach of the Railways Sports Control Board for twenty years, during which they won the national hockey championship 14 times and 6 draws.
In 1964, he was invited to train in Malaysia. In 1968, he was invited to coach East Germany.[citation needed]
Kishan Lal had four sons and a daughter. His eldest son, Devki Lal was also hockey coach. Devki died on September 21, 2009.[citation needed]
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Kishan Lal
Kishan Lal (2 February 1917 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian field hockey player. He captained the Indian hockey team at the 1948 Summer Olympics to gold, winning independent India's first gold medal by defeating Great Britain 4-0 in the final.
Born in Mhow in 1917, Lal started playing hockey at the age of 14. In 1933, he represented Mhow Heroes and Mhow Green Walls and played for Kalyanmal Mills, Indore. In 1937, he joined the Bhagwant Club of Tikamgarh.
He was selected for the Indian hockey team for the eventually canceled 1940 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
In 1941, he joined Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI). He played for Central India in the Senior National Hockey Championship. Under his captaincy, the team won three championships in a row.[citation needed]
Kishan Lal captained the Indian hockey team to gold at the 1948 London Olympics. This included victories over Austria (8-0), Argentina (9-1), Spain (2-0), and the Netherlands (2-1) before beating Great Britain by 4-0 in the final. Lal was rated by The Times as an "outstanding forward on the field".
After a career spanning 28 years, he retired from competitive hockey but remained connected with the game until 1976. He served as the chief coach of the Railways Sports Control Board for twenty years, during which they won the national hockey championship 14 times and 6 draws.
In 1964, he was invited to train in Malaysia. In 1968, he was invited to coach East Germany.[citation needed]
Kishan Lal had four sons and a daughter. His eldest son, Devki Lal was also hockey coach. Devki died on September 21, 2009.[citation needed]