[3] He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow where India defeated Spain 4-3 in the final.

Ravinder Pal Singh was part of the Indian team which competed at the 1979 Junior Hockey World Cup.

[5][3] He also eventually represented India at the 1984 Summer Olympics which was held in Los Angeles and was part of the Indian hockey team which finished in 5th position.

He was also part of Indian side which competed at the 1982 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Karachi where India emerged as runners-up to hosts and arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.

[13] Ravinder Pal took voluntary retirement after serving at the State Bank of India for a brief period of time.