Dhyan Chand made great contribution in enhancing prestige of Indian hockeyin the eyes of the world. He was born on August 29, 1906 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. His Hockey career spans long and his achievements span longer. By his superior play, Dhyan Chand was held in high esteem with in the country as well as abroad. Dhyan Chand helped his country in winning gold medals in hokey in 3 successive Olympicgames; Amesterdam Olympics (1928), Los Angles Olympics (1932) and Berlin Olympics(1936). He was the captain of the gold medal winner Indian Hockey team in the historic 1936 Berlin Olympics. Dhyan Chand scored 101 goals at the Olympic Games and 300 goals in other international matches and his record is unbroken. Dhyan Chand had a wonderful command in wielding the hockey stick and this earn him the title " Hockey Wizard". India won one gold medal in Hockey at Amersterdom Olympics and out of a total of 28 goals scored by Indian hockey, 11 were scored by Dhyan Chand alone. He died on December 3,1979.
Thus we end our month and the "Personalities" series. Our next month is August. We have successfully posted short bios of 31 personalities in 31 days, beginning with Stephen Hawking and ending with Dhyan Chand.
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