Amarjit Singh Rana

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Amarjit Singh Rana (born 3 February 1960 at Khusropur, Punjab) is a former field hockey player from India. He was part of the Indian hockey team which won the gold medal in hockey in the 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow. [1] [2]

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References

  1. India's Olympic History
  2. "Amarjit Singh Rana profile at www.sikhhockeyolympians.com". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.