Govind Sawant

Govind Sawant
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Team

Govind Sawant (28 November 1935 – 8 September 2001) was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Gujarat. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Remembering Govindrao Sawant: Gujarat's one and only Olympic medalist in six decades". The Economic Times. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Tere, Tushar (30 July 2024). "Barodian brought home Gujarat's only olympic medal six decades ago". Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Govind Sawant". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.



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