Kuldip Singh Gosal

 Kuldip Singh Gosal – Olympian

Kuldip played field hockey in Montreal for one of the founding members of Quebec Field Hockey Federation based initially in Montreal, namely the Ambassadors Field Hockey Club in the 1970s.

Previously he was a member of the Hong Kong national team which went to the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.

He joined the Outaouais FHC as a guest player for training purposes as a result of being selected to the Canadian national team for the pre Olympic’s 8 Nations tournament event in Montreal, and for the Olympic games in 1976.

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

Photo taken on 17.7.1976, just before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Standing (L - R): Victor Warren (manager); Peter Lown; Sarbjit Singh Dusang; Mike Mouat; David Bissett; Reg Plummer; Antonie Schouten; Kelvin Wood; Alan Hobkirk; Doug Pready; Errol Hartley (Coach)

Crouching (L - R): Lee Wright; Paul 'Bubli' Satinder Pal Singh Chohan; Fred Hoos; James MacDougall; Peter Motzek; Lance Carey; Kuldip Singh GosalPaul Thind of the Ambassadors FHC was one of the 8 bearers to carry the I.O.C. flag to be raised at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Draft DC 2022 Aug 18

References:

Sports Canada: https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kuldip-gosal/

Sikhs in Hockey in Canada: http://www.sikhsinhockey.com/Default.aspx?id=593375

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