| Harbinder Singh, a former Indian field hockey player, was part of the gold medal-winning Indian Hockey team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. |
| Born in Quetta, Pakistan, he moved to India after the partition in 1947. |
| A sports enthusiast from a young age, he excelled in hockey, athletics, and football, representing Cantonment Board High School, Jalandhar. |
| In 1959, he competed in the Inter-University Athletics Meet in Kanpur for Panjab University. |
| Harbinder represented Punjab State in the 4x100M Relay Race at the National Athletics Championships 1959 in Trivandrum. |
| He played for Punjab state in the Inter-University Hockey Tournament 1961. |
| In 1961, he participated in the National Hockey Championship in Hyderabad and the following year in Bhopal. |
| Harbinder Singh started representing India in International Hockey Championships at the age of 18. |
| He toured New Zealand and Australia with the Indian Hockey team in 1961. |
| In 1963, he won a gold medal with the Indian Hockey team at an International Hockey tournament in Lyon, France. |
| He played in three Olympic games and was the top scorer in the final against Pakistan in the Tokyo 1964 Olympics. |
| Harbinder Singh was part of the Indian Hockey team that won gold at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok and scored in a tournament in Hamburg, Germany. |
| He secured a gold medal in the 4x100M Relay Race at the All India Open Athletics Championships 1967. |
| Scoring six goals in the 1968 Olympics, including a hat-trick against Mexico, he was a key player in securing a bronze and earning a spot on the "World XI." |
| He captained the Indian Men’s Hockey Team to a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games and contributed to a bronze at the Munich 1972 Olympics. |
| Throughout his career, he won several medals in National Hockey Championships and Asian Games as part of Punjab State and Indian Railways teams. |
| Later, he coached the Indian Women’s hockey team and the Indian Railways Hockey Team to numerous victories. |
| Harbinder Singh served on various committees in Hockey India and was the chairman of the Hockey India Masters Committee. |
| He worked for the Northern Railways and was honored with the Padma Shri Award by Hockey India in 2024. |
| Bhola Nath Singh, Hockey India’s Secretary General, praised Harbinder Singh for his contributions to Indian hockey. |
