Roop Singh Bais

Personal information
Born	(1908-09-08)8 September 1908 Jabalpur, Central Provinces, British India
Died	16 December 1977(1977-12-16) (aged 69) Gwalior, India
Height	6 ft (183 cm)
Playing position	Left-in
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	India
Medal record Men’s Field Hockey Representing  India Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Team 1936 Berlin Team Western Asiatic Games 1934 Delhi

Roop Singh Bais (8 September 1908 – 16 December 1977) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian field hockey team, which won gold medals for India at the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand.^[1]

Career

Singh is best known for his sports career, during which he scored three goals against Japan and ten goals against the USA in the Los Angeles Summer Olympics 1932. He was in the armed forces.^[when?]

Personal life

Singh was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand.^[2] Playing for India, and he won the gold medal in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.^{[citation needed]}

Singh's Bais Rajput family was based in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.^{[citation needed]} His son, Bhagat Singh, played Hockey for India, and his grandson Uday Singh also played Hockey. His father, Subedar Sameshwar Dutt Singh was in the army.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

The Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior, named after Singh, was originally a hockey stadium before it was converted into a cricket venue in 1988.^[3] The German Olympic Committee sent Singh a map showing a street in Munich bearing his name following his impressive performance at the 1936 Olympics.^[4] He was also among the only three Indian players, the others being Dhyan Chand and Leslie Claudius to have the tube stations in London renamed in the run-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]