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Dhyan Chand

India · 1926–1948

Three Olympic golds and ball control that opponents assumed was cheating.

3
Olympic golds: ~400
International goals: 3
1936 final goals: 1928, 1932, 1936
Olympics

Career

Dhyan Chand's stick work was so far beyond his contemporaries that officials in one match had his stick checked for a magnet. He scored around 400 international goals in an era of far fewer fixtures, and anchored India's first three Olympic titles. India's national sports day is his birthday.

Honours

Olympic gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936
Captained India to the 1936 title in Berlin
India's National Sports Day marks his birthday
Scored 570 goals in all competitive matches by some counts

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