Udham Singh Kular was an Indian field hockey player from Sansarpur in Jalandhar, Punjab, born on 4 August 1928 and died on 23 March 2000. He played at four Olympic Games, in Helsinki in 1952, Melbourne in 1956, Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, and scored 14 goals in 14 Olympic matches. He shares with Leslie Claudius the distinction of being one of only two Indian players to win four Olympic medals, a record that places him among the most decorated Olympians in the history of Indian sport.
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an Indian hockey player
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1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo
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1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo
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1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo
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1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo
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one of only two Indian players to win four Olympic medals
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