Mens_Nat_Team_Bio


Last Name	Deol
First Name	Ranjeev Singh

Position	Forward
Height	173 cm
Weight	66 kg
Date of Birth	19 October 1976
Place of Birth	Lusaka, Zambia
Hometown	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Residence	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Languages Spoken	English, Punjabi

Club	India Field Hockey Club
International Caps	133

Sports Information	Veteran of the Canadian team, his first cap was in 1997 against the USA…2-time Pan American Games medalist, winning gold in 2007 (his career highlight) and silver in 2003…member of junior national team from 1994 and senior national team since 1998…current club is India Field Hockey Club (previous clubs include Rotterdam, Den Bosch, M.O.P, Reading, Holcombe, Toronto Lions)...coached by Louis Mendonca...trains at Wright Field at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver...was introduced to the sport by his father, who is his inspiration...
Human Interest	Deol is single...mother is Paramjit…father Surjit Singh represented Kenya in field hockey at three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964)…favourites include Indian food, ultimate warrior, soccer, action movies and reggae music...
Competitions	2008 Olympic Games, CHN 2008 Tour of Europe 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAL 2008 Tour of Germany 2008 South Africa Tour 2007 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAS 2007 Setanta Sports Trophy, IRL 2007 Pan American Games, BRA 2007 UK Tour 2007 AKPro Chile Series, CAN 2004 Pan American Cup, CAN 2004 South Africa Tour 2004 Olympic Qualifier, ESP 2003 Pan American Games, DOM 2003 New Zealand Tour 2003 3-Nations Tournament, VAN 2002 Commonwealth Games, GBR 2001 World Cup Qualifier, SCO 2000 Barcelona 4-Nation Tournament 1998 Commonwealth Games, MAS 1996 Junior Pan American Games, BAR