| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Keshav Chander Datt | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
29 December 1925 Lahore, British India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
7 July 2021 (aged 95) Kolkata, India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Calcutta Port Commissioners | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1960 | Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1956 | India | 22 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Keshav Chandra Dutt,[1] also spelt as Keshav Datt[2] (29 December 1925 – 7 July 2021), was an Indian field hockey player and played as a halfback.[3] He was a part of the team that won gold medals at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.[4] He made 22 international appearances for India and scored two goals in his career. Keshav was the last surviving member of the Indian hockey team which participated at the 1948 London Olympic Games.[5][6] He was regarded as one of the finest Indian hockey centre half-backs.
- ^ Other sources spell his name Datt.
- ^ "Two-time Olympic gold medalist Keshav Datt dies aged 95". ESPN. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Former Olympian Keshav Dutt slams IHF". planetfieldhockey.com. 1 September 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Sahni, Jaspreet (24 May 2021). "India's Olympic Firsts: Maiden medal as an 'independent' nation, a hockey gold in 1948 | Tokyo Olympics News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (7 July 2021). "Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt dies". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "WB Sports & Youth Dept — Hockey in West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: West Bengal Department of Youth Services And Sports. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2024.