Question
Who was the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Shri
award from the Government of India in hockey?Solution
Balbir Singh Dosanjh, a former Indian hockey player, was the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Shri award in 1957. He holds the Olympic record for the most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men's hockey final, having scored five goals in India's 6-1 victory over the Netherlands at the 1952 Olympic Games.
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