the Pre-Olympic tournament in London in 1967. He was the Joint Captain, along with Prithipal Singh to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where India for the first time had to be content with a Bronze. After retiring from the international scene in 1968, Gurbux Singh took to coaching and umpiring. He supervised the 1982 Asiad, was the coach of the French team in 1974–75 and trained the Indian team for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. A national selector in 1973 and again from 1980 to 1985, he was the manager of the Indian team to the 1973 World Cup and the 1983 Champions Trophy. Gurbux Singh was conferred with the Arjuna Award after the Indian team's victory at the 1966 Asian Games. In 2013, he received the Banga Bibhushan, a title instituted by the West Bengal government to honour distinguished achievements in various fields. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of sports by M.K Narayan, the Governor of West Bengal, in the year 2013. In 2018, he was awarded Bharat Gaurav by East Bengal Club. He is one of India's most dedicated hockey players, having served the game for over 50 years in various capacities, and is credited for doing much to better the state of Indian hockey, establishing him as a true luminary in Indian Hockey. He was one of the best players in the field of hockey. See also List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics Field hockey in India References External links Sikh Hockey Olympics: Gurbux Singh BHA facilitates Gurbux Singh 1936 births Living people Indian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of India Olympic gold medalists for India Olympic bronze medalists for India Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1966 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award Field hockey players from Rawalpindi Field hockey players from Punjab, India Punjabi people People from Peshawar Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games