A center half and member of New Delhi’s Services Sport Control Board, Amit Singh Bakshi was initially just a backup for the Indian field hockey delegation to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. It was only when Gursewak Singh was declared medically unfit to compete that Bakshi was added to the team. At the Games, India had no problem winning most of its matches, save for the final, where it managed to barely edge out Pakistan for the gold medal 1-0. Bakshi played in only one of the team’s five games, a 16-0 group stage victory against the United States. This was his most significant internationally appearance, and he later became a commercial pilot.