Surjit
Singh Randhawa represented India at the 1976 Montreal Olympic
Games.
Games
City
Phase
Match
Date
Result
Goals
1976
Montreal
Group
A
1
18.07.1976
India
4 - Argentina 0
1
1976
Montreal
Group
A
3
19.07.1976
India
1 - Netherlands 3
0
1976
Montreal
Group
A
7
21.07.1976
India
1 - Australia 6
1
1976
Montreal
Group
A
9
22.07.1976
India
3 - Canada 0
0
1976
Montreal
Group
A
13
24.07.1976
India
3 - Malaysia 0
1
1976
Montreal
Group
A playoff
1
26.07.1976
India
1 - Australia 1
1
1976
Montreal
Class
5/8
2
29.07.1976
India
2 - W. Germany 3
0
1976
Montreal
Final
Class 7/8
1
30.07.1976
India
2 - Malaysia 0
0
Final
Standing: 7th position
Surjit
studied at Guru Nanak School, Batala and Lyallpur Khalsa College
He played for Guru
Nanak Dev University; Combined Universities; Indian Airlines
and Punjab Police
A tenacious and
attacking player, Surjit adorned the defence at both right and
left back positions and made an impression at every level of
the game, starting from school.
He distinguished
himself at the University level too, leading the Combined Universities
in various tournaments.
He was wanted by
every organisation and he, in his own way, managed to please
every one, serving Railways and Indian Airlines before settling
down with Punjab Police.
Surjit made his
international debut in the second Hockey World Cup tournament
in Amsterdam in 1973. He was the top scorer in the tournament.
L to R: India's
Surjeet, Zweerts and Leefers of Netherlands during the final
of 2nd World Cup in 1973
He
was selected for the World Hockey XI following the World Cup.
He represented
India in the 1974 Asian Games in Teheran and was was selected
for the Asian X1.
Surjit was a member
of the Indian team that won the Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur
in 1975.
India won the title
for the first and only time with Surjit scoring one of the goals
in the 2 – 1 win over Pakistan in the final.
The Asian Games
in Bangkok in 1978 was the next big event and the following
year he captained India in the Champions Trophy where he was
the top scorer.
Surjit, who was
then the captain of Punjab Police and Punjab State teams, was
selected to Captain the Indian team at the 5th Hockey World
Cup held at Bombay in 1982.
He captained the
Indian team at the 1982 Asia Cup in Karachi.
In 1982, for the
second time in his career, he was picked up for the World X1.
Surjit at 2nd World
Cup
Surjit's family
is totally involved with sports.
His wife Chanchal,
a Joint Director with the Punjab Government, is a hockey player
of repute, having captained the Punjab team in 1973.
She represented
the country in the first Women’s World Cup at Cannes in
1974, played in Test matches against Japan and Uganda and was
awarded the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award.
Son Sarbrinder
has taken to tennis, having played in various ITF Tournaments.
Daughter Inderpreet
is also involved with tennis besides studying for medicine.
Surjit
Singh
His family and friends
decided to perpetuate his memory in the form of the Surjit Singh
Memorial Tournament.
His native village
has too been named as Surjit Singh Wala.
Surjit was awarded
the Indian National Award ‘Arjuna Puraskar’ in 1998
(Posthumous).
Surjit
Singh at 2nd World Cup in 1973
Surjit
was top scorer with 11 Goals in Perth Esanda Intl.Gold Cup-1979.
He was top Indian
scorer in Amsterdam World Cup (1976) with 6 Goals.
He was top Indian
scorers in Tehran Asian Games (1974) with 6 Goals.
He scored 3 goals
in finals of consecutive World Cup. He scored twice in Amsterdam(1973)
vs. Netherlands and one in KL(1975) vs. Pakistan.
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