Raghbir Singh Bhola (18 August 1927 – 21 January 2019) was an Indian Airforce officer[4] and international hockey player who represented India in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a gold and silver medal, respectively.
In 1962, Bhola was selected by the Indian Air Force to undergo a two-year post graduation course in Electrical Engineering at the College of Aeronautics, Carnfield University, UK which he completed successfully.
Bhola was a part of the Government Model High School Field Hockey team that won the Interschool XI Championship.
The team was captained by Balbir Singh and defeated Afghanistan 14 goals to 0, the United States 16-0 and Singapore 6-0 in the group stage and Germany 1-0 in the semifinals.
Bhola's extra-time penalty corner goal against Australia carried India into the semifinal where they beat Great Britain (1-0).
In the last 4 minutes of the game, Bhola got the ball, dodged right-half, right-front back, entered the shooting circle and took a left hand stroke at the goal, missing the mark by six inches.