Hari Pal Kaushik

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Non-starter
SexMale
Full nameHari Pal•Kaushik
Used nameHari Pal•Kaushik
Born2 February 1934 in Jalandhar, Punjab (IND)
Died25 January 2018 in Jalandhar, Punjab (IND)
Measurements178 cm / 77 kg
AffiliationsServices Sport Control Board, New Delhi (IND)
NOC India
Medals OG
Gold 2
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 2

Biography

In addition to winning two Olympic gold medals in 1956 and 1964, Hari Pal Kaushik was on the Indian team in 1960 that lost to Pakistan, but did not see action. Kausik was Assistant Captain of the Indian team in 1964 and also was Assistant Captain in 1966 when India won the gold medal at the Asian Games. Nine times Kaushik played for the Service XI team in the All-India hockey tournaments, captaining the team four times. He later became a hockey coach for the Sikh Regiment Centre team. He also served as an administrator in the sport and a commentator on televised hockey games.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Hockey IND Hari Pal Kaushik
Hockey, Men (Olympic) India 1 Gold
1960 Summer Olympics Hockey IND Hari Pal Kaushik
Hockey, Men (Olympic) India DNS
1964 Summer Olympics Hockey IND Hari Pal Kaushik
Hockey, Men (Olympic) India 1 Gold

Special Notes