Soma Singh (Great Britain)

Soma Singh
Born 26.7.1965 in Sangathpur, India
School / University Loxdale School, Bilston, UK.
Profession Hockey Coach
Club(s) Southgate Hockey Club.
Playing Position Centre half / sweeper
First International Junior 1979, Senior 1987
Last International 1998
International Caps 145
Olympic Goals scored 0 
Hockey Idol Darshan Singh Khullar

Olympic Games:

Soma Singh represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Games
City
Phase
Match
Date
Result
Goals
1996 Atlanta Group B
2
 21.07.1996 Great Britain 2 - Korea 2
0
1996 Atlanta Group B
4
 23.07.1996 Great Britain 2 - Netherlands 2
0
1996 Atlanta Group B
8
 25.07.1996 Great Britain 2 - Malaysia 2
0
1996 Atlanta Group B
11
 27.07.1996 Great Britain 2 - South Africa 0
0
1996 Atlanta Group B
13
 29.07.1996 Great Britain 0 - Australia 2
0
1996 Atlanta Class 5 - 8
2
 31.07.1996 Great Britain 1- Pakistan 2
0
1996 Atlanta Final Class 7/8
1
 01.08.1996 Great Britain 4- India 3
0
Final Standing: 7th
Soma Singh

Soma studied at in UK at Loxdale School, Bilston; Highfields School, Wolverhampton; Wolverhampton Polytechnic and City of London Polytechnic.

He played for Bridgenorth Hockey Club; Wombourne Hockey Club; Leamington Khalsa Hockey Club; Southgate Hockey Club and Hampstead & Westminister Hockey Club.

Soma Coached Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club; Old Loughtonians Hockey Club and Maidenhead Hockey Club.

Soma is a Hockey Coach and a Property Developer by profession.

He represented England under 16 at the age of 13.

He played in the Junior World Cup in 1985.

 Soma Singh
Photo:Peter Luck
Soma Singh

He won 65 England Outdoors International caps.

He won 14 England Indoors International caps.

He won 66 Great Britain International caps.

He won a total of 145 International caps.
  • He played in the 5th World Cup in Lahore in 1990
  • He played in the 6th World Cup in Sydney in 1994
  • He won a Silver medal at the 1994 European Indoor Cup
  • He won a Bronze medal at the 1995 European Nations Cup in Dublin
  • He played in 5 Champions Trophies and 3 Sultan Azalan Shah Tournaments.

Soma Singh at OQ in Barcelona 1996
Netherlands Remco van Wijk is closed down by GB's Soma Singh at the OQ in 1996.

Soma Singh in 1996

His achievements in Hockey:

County and Divisional – won 2 Senior County Championship medals, 3 Senior Divisional medals and 4 Junior under 21 Divisional medals.

Club – won National League and Hockey Association cup medals, played in four European Cups.

International – won Silver medal in Indoor European Cup, Bronze in Outdoor European Cup, Gold in Sultan Azalan Shah Tournament, Olympic Participation Medal (came 6th)

Coaching – won national leagues with Bracknell ladies HC, Hampstead and Westminster HC and Old Loughtonians, Assistant Coach to Ireland Senior Men in 2004 European Cup.

Soma Singh

Soma Singh in 1998

Highlights of career:
Honour of captaining England for a period of time and participating at Olympics.

Highlights outside hockey:
Gaining a Masters Degree in Politics, qualifying as a Derivatives Trader and trading on the London and German Exchanges, establishing a successful property business, travelling the world for 12 months.

 
Soma says he is 'Proud to be a Sikh Olympian, to have represented England and Great Britain, happy to have contributed to the Sikh profile and hockey'.