Gurjit Kaur is an Indian field hockey defender and designated drag flicker, born October 25, 1995, who has earned 137 international caps and scored 86 goals for India. She scored the most goals, eight, during India's 2017 Asia Cup championship victory, competed at the 2018 Hockey World Cup in London, and scored the decisive goal against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics that helped India reach the semi-finals for the first time in Olympic women's hockey history. She was named women's Player of the Year at the FIH Player of the Year Awards for 2020-21, and has won an Asian Games silver medal in 2018 and a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2022.
Facts
Career HighlightScored the only goal against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics 1 Classification
Competition Category FAQs
What helped Gurjit Kaur improve her drag flicking?
A change of stick suggested by India's Dutch head coach Sjoerd Marijne.
A change of stick. According to her Wikipedia biography, the Dutch head coach of India, Sjoerd Marijne, encouraged her to change her stick to get better at drag flicking, which improved her game.
Connections
Competed In
Source Gurjit Kaur, Wikipedia
Plays
Source Gurjit Kaur, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Gurjit Kaur, WikipediaLead sentence 1Quote, Lead sentence 1
Gurjit Kaur (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female field hockey player.
Sources
1. Gurjit Kaur, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph, first sentence, birth date
Gurjit Kaur (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female field hockey player.
Lead paragraph, first sentence, birth year
Gurjit Kaur (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female field hockey player.
Lead paragraph, first sentence, nationality
Gurjit Kaur (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female field hockey player.
Lead section, Tokyo Olympics goal sentence
Gurjit Kaur also made another impressive performance by scoring the only goal against Australia in 2020 Summer Olympics.
Wikipedia, article summary lead
Gurjit Kaur (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female field hockey player.
Plays: Field Hockey, lead paragraph, plays
Gurjit Kaur (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female field hockey player.
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Article text (competition)
Gurjit Kaur also made another impressive performance by scoring the only goal against Australia in 2020 Summer Olympics.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.