Bir Bahadur Chettri
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Bir Bhadur Chettri (born 7 December 1955) is an Indian hockey player.
Career
Chettri played for the national Indian hockey team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He also played in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/bir-bahadur-chettri-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/bir-bahadur-chettri-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Bir Bahadur Chettri Olympic Results |accessdate=11 October 2019}}
In the preliminary rounds, India defeated Tanzania (18-0), Poland (2-0), Cuba (13-0), and the Soviet Union (4-2). They tied with Spain in the third round, but beat them in the finals with a score of 4-3, winning India the gold medal.
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Category:People from Kalimpong district
Category:Field hockey players from West Bengal
Category:Olympic field hockey players for India
Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey
Category:Indian male field hockey players
Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for India
Category:Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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