Vasudevan Baskaran

Vasudevan Baskaran

Personal information
Born	17 August 1950 (1950-08-17) (age 71) Chennai, India
Medal record Men’s field hockey Representing  India Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team Hockey World Cup 1973 Amsterdam Team Asian Games 1974 Tehran Team 1978 Bangkok Team

Vasudevan Baskaran (born 17 August 1950) is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu, India. He captained the Indian team, which won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Thereafter he coached and mentored several players for the Indian team. Now he lives with his family in Besant Nagar in Chennai, India.

Career[]

After the Olympic gold victory, Baskaran had coached the Indian National Team several times, the last time at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Currently he is the Chief Coach of Bhopal Badshahs in World Series Hockey league.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Vasudevan Baskaran	Field hockey	Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics	29 July 1980

Awards[]

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in (1979–1980) for his performance as a player in Olympic Games.

See also[]

• List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics
• Field hockey in India
• India national field hockey team

References[]

• Bharatiya Hockey
• Vasudevan Baskaran at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Vasudevan Baskaran at Olympedia

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