Kuldip Singh Gosal (Hong Kong and Canada)
Kuldip Singh
Born 23.6.1946 in Punjab, India
School / University Sir Ellis Kadoorie School, HK
Profession Physical Education Teacher
Club(s) Nav Bharat Club, Hong Kong
Playing Position Forward / half back
First International 1964 (Hong Kong)
Last International 1976 (Canada)
International Caps 20 for HK & 25 for Canada
Goals scored 7 for HK & 5 for Canada
Hockey Idol Bhagat Singh Gosal (Father)

Olympic Games:

Kuldip Singh represented Hong Kong at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.

He also represented Canada at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

Kuldip Singh Gosal

Kuldip studied at Sir Ellis Kadoorie A.M. School; Queen's College and Northcote College of Education in Hong Kong.

He studied at McGill University, Montreal in Canada.

He was a Physical Education Teacher in Montreal, Canada.

He played for Nav Bharat Club; Prison's Club and Recreio Club in Hong Kong.

He played for Ambassador's Club; Montreal United Club and Hull-Ottawa Club in Montreal, Canada.

He has 20 International caps for Hong Kong (1964 - 1969) and 25 caps for Canada (1975 - 1976)

He scored 7 International goals for Hong Kong and 5 for Canada

He played for Hong Kong at the1966 Bangkok Asian Games.

He played for Canada at the 1975 Montreal Pre-Olympic Tournament.

KuldipSingh Gosal

Kuldip Singh Gosal

He played for Canada at the 1975 Mexico City Pan American Games.

He went on the 1975 Australia/New Zealand Tour with the Canadian team

He went on the 1976 European Tour with the Canadian team.

Achievements in Hockey:

Captain of College (1962 to 1966) & National (1967 to 1969) Teams (Hong Kong)

Captain of Club (1970 to 1972) & Provincial Teams (1970, 1973, 1979, 1985)

Coach of Men’s(1970, 1973) & Women’s (1971, 1977) Provincial Teams (Canada)

Highlights of career:

Two-time Olympian for two different countries(1964 for Hong Kong & 1976 for Canada)
Named provincial ‘Sportsman of the Year’ in 1976 (in Canada).

Kuldip and Harnam were both selected for the 1967 Asian All-Stars Touring Team (although due to financial reasons, this tour never materialized).

Highlights of career outside hockey:

Physical Education Teacher for 35.5 years (till retirement) in the same school (Thorndale School, Montreal, Canada, 1972 to July 2008)

Interesting Facts:

In Hong Kong, he played under the name of Kuldip Singh, and in Canada,he played under the name of Kuldip Singh Gosal. He left Hong Kong for Canada on 2nd September 1969. Known as the ‘Flying Sikh’ in Hong Kong.