Dhyan Chand Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Dhyan Chand
NICK NAMES
Chand
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
DIED AT AGE
74 Years 3 Months 5 Days
DEATHDATE
December 3, 1979
DEATHPLACE
Delhi, India.
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
VIRGO
ALSO NOTED FOR
Military Man(India)
FEATURES
He has Black hair And Black Eyes.
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'7''(feet & inches)
1.7018 meters
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
72 kg
158.4 lbs
Dhyan Chand Family Members
Dhyan Chand Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Child(ren) of Dhyan Chand and Janaki Devi
Ashok (1 June, 1950) (Son) (Hockey player)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
(17 May 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games) Dhyan Chand scored 3 goals and made India win its debut match against Austria.
ADDRESS
India.
DHYAN CHAND PICTURE
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Dhyan Chand
- In his lifetime he has scored 400 goals in 22 years.
- Netherland authorities once broke her hockey to check whether he has a magnet in his stick because he has a great control over hockey ball.
- One of the highest sports awards is named after him. The award name is 'Major Dhyan Chand Award'.
- In his honor, he got the Padam Bhushan award for his great commitment towards the sports hockey.
- Due to his great commitment towards the hockey, the Australian government built his statue and also to remember his great hockey skills.
- As he was such a good player, on his birthday it is declared the 'National Sports Day' i.e on 29th August.
- His real name is Dhayan Singh but his fellow teammate gave him name Dhyan Chand because he used to practices hockey in the moonlight (in the light of Chand).
- As the age of 16, she becomes the Sepoy by the British Indian army.
- He won an Olympic gold medal for three times i.e in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
- Did Dhyan Chand takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Dhyan Chand in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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