Keshav Dutt

Keshav Dutt
Personal information
Full name Keshav Chander Datt
Born (1925-12-29)29 December 1925
Lahore, British India
Died 7 July 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 95)
Kolkata, India
Playing position Halfback
Senior career
Years Team
1950 Calcutta Port Commissioners
1951–1960 Mohun Bagan
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1956 India 22 (2)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team

Keshav Chandra Dutt,[1] also spelt as Keshav Datt[2] (29 December 1925 – 7 July 2021), was an Indian field hockey player and played as a halfback.[3] He was a part of the team that won gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.[4] He made 22 international appearances for India and scored two goals in his career. Keshav was the last surviving member of the Indian hockey team which participated at the 1948 London Olympic Games.[5][6] He was regarded as one of the finest Indian hockey centre half-backs.

  1. ^ Other sources spell his name Datt.
  2. ^ "Two-time Olympic gold medalist Keshav Datt dies aged 95". ESPN. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Former Olympian Keshav Dutt slams IHF". planetfieldhockey.com. 1 September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ Sahni, Jaspreet (24 May 2021). "India's Olympic Firsts: Maiden medal as an 'independent' nation, a hockey gold in 1948 | Tokyo Olympics News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (7 July 2021). "Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt dies". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "WB Sports & Youth Dept — Hockey in West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: West Bengal Department of Youth Services And Sports. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

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