Muneer Sait

Muneer Sait (sometimes spelled Munir Sait, born 27 May 1940)[1] is a retired Indian field hockey goalkeeper.

Muneer Sait
Personal information
Born (1940-05-27) 27 May 1940
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico Team competition

Sait was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The Indian team won the bronze medal that year.

Sait is from Chennai. He has been chosen as tournament director on more than one occasion. He was also chosen as a part of the five member selection committee by the Hockey India in 2009. He lives in Chennai and is also associated with the Squash Rackets Federation of Tamil Nadu.

For his work on field hockey, the International Hockey Federation awarded Sait the President's Award in 2005.[2][3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Munir Sait". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "President's Award". International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. "Honour for Munir Sait". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.


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