Harjeet Singh (Hockey Player) Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Family, Facts & More
Bio/Wiki |
Full Name | Harjeet Singh Tuli |
Nickname | Harjeeta |
Profession | Indian Field Hockey Player |
Famous For | Leading the Indian squad at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup that won a Gold Medal |
Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in feet inches- 5’ 6” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 60 kg
in pounds- 132 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Field Hockey |
Position | Midfielder |
Domestic/State Team(s) | Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Delhi Waveriders
Punjab Junior Hockey Team |
Coaching/Training Academy | Gopal Hockey Academy, Kurali, Punjab
Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar |
Coach | Amrutpal Singh |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 2 January 1996 |
Age (as in 2018) | 22 Years |
Birthplace | Kurali, Punjab, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Kurali, Punjab, India |
School | Chakwal Senior Secondary School, Kurali, Punjab |
College/University | None |
Educational Qualification | Not Known |
Religion | Sikhism |
Caste | Khatri |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Hobbies | Listening to Music, Watching Films |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Family |
Parents | Father- Rampal Singh (a truck driver)
Mother- Balwinder Kaur
|
Siblings | Brother- Not Known
Sister- Harpreet Kaur
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Favourite Things |
Favourite Hockey Player(s) | Sardara Singh, Dhyan Chand |
Money Factor
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Salary | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Harjeet Singh
- Does Harjeet Singh smoke?: Not Known
- Does Harjeet Singh drink alcohol?: Not Known
- He was born to a truck driver in Punjab.
- In 2004, he took up Hockey as a career at the age of eleven.
- For a few months, he took his initial training at the Gopal Hockey Academy in Kurali, Punjab.
- At one point, he was about to quit the sport because of his family’s financial constraint.
- However, his stellar performances in the local league led him to sail through all the odds.
- Then, in 2008, Harjeet joined the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar, which is famous for producing quality Hockey players in the country; the testimony of the fact is that 10 out of the 18-member Indian Hockey Junior World Cup Squad (2016) were from this academy.
- Harjeet gives the credit behind his success to Patwari Sohan Singh Lal and his coach Amrutpal Singh.
- In 2015, the Delhi Waveriders picked him to play in the Hockey India League (HIL).
- With his stellar performance throughout the tournament, he bagged the ‘Jugraj Singh Upcoming Player of the Year’ award.
- Harjeet got the opportunity to garner some experience at the FIH Champions Trophy 2015 in London by filling the shoes of Sardar Singh who was facing a personal controversy and was rested for the tournament.
- In 2016, Harjeet also got the chance to be featured in the Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament.
- Soon, Harjeet Singh was named the captain of the Indian Men’s Junior Hockey squad.
- Under his captaincy, at the 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup, the Indian Men’s Junior Hockey squad went unbeaten throughout the tournament, eventually winning a Gold medal.
- In 2018, a biopic titled “Harjeeta” was announced on the inspirational story of Harjeet Singh. Popular Punjabi singer and actor Ammy Virk played the lead role in the biopic.
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