Manna Singh

{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1914–1954)}}

{{orphan|date=April 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox military person

| honorific_prefix = Major

|name = Manna Singh

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| image = File:Major Manna Singh Shaking Hand with K. M. Cariappa.jpg

| alt = Major Manna Singh Shaking Hand with K. M. Cariappa along with Major Dhyan Chand (1950)

| caption = Major Manna Singh shaking hands with K. M. Cariappa along with Major Dhyan Chand (1950)

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|02|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Naushera, Punjab British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1954|07|22|1914|02|20}}

| death_place = Poonch, J&K, India

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| allegiance = {{flagcountry|British Raj}}
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| branch = {{army|British India}}
{{army|India}}

| serviceyears = 1930 – 1954

| unit = Maratha Light Infantry

| rank = 30px Major

| module = {{Infobox field hockey player

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| position = Centre-half

| nationalteam1 = British India

| nationalyears1 = 1930 – 1954

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| nationalgoals1 = 30

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's field hockey }}

{{MedalCountry | {{flaglink|India|at the 1928 Summer Olympics|variant=British}} }}

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Major Manna Singh (20 February 1914 – 22 July 1954) was an Indian field hockey player and officer in the British Indian Army. He was the coach of Indian field hockey team.{{cite web |title=Asked to coach by Dhyan Chand, he is still doing it, at 81 - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/asked-to-coach-by-dhyan-chand-he-is-still-doing-it-at-81/211019/ |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}{{cite web |title=Filed Marshal Kondandera Cariappa with the Indian Hockey Team players, Major Dhyan Singh ( the illustrious Dhyan Chand ) & Major Manna Singh. c 1950. Image Credit: bharatiyahockey.org {{!}} |url=https://www.coorg.com/people/cariappa/ |website=www.coorg.com}}{{cite web |title=Goal! by Dhyan Chand |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/goal/ |website=www.bharatiyahockey.org}}{{cite web |title=Independent India's historical tour of East Africa 1947-48 |url=https://stick2hockey.com/independent-indias-historical-tour-of-east-africa-1947-48/ |website=Stick2Hockey}}