Vasudevan Baskaran


Vasudevan Baskaran 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.
MedalNameSportEventDate
GoldVasudevan BaskaranField HockeyField hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics29 July 1980

Awards

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in for his performance as a player in Olympic Games.