Baburao Narasappa, popularly known as "Baboo" Nimal, was an Indian field Hockey personality. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and won the Gold medal. Govind Perumal was amongst the experienced former national hockey player who participated in the Helinski Olympics 1952 and Melbourne Olympics 1956. Leo Pinto, perhaps the oldest living hockey Olympian, is a Goan. iren Rasquinha, former Indian Hockey team captain, is regarded as the rising star in the field of hockey. Baljit Singh Saini, former captain of Indian National hockey team, has represented India several times. Ali Shaukat was a respected Indian hockey player who was the member of the 1928 Summer Olympics that was held at Amsterdam. Bakshish Singh is the member of the National hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. An eminent Indian hockey player, Davinder Singh has also participated at the 1980 Olympics at Moscow and won the gold medal. Mamta Kharab is an Indian hockey player, currently serving as the captain of the Indian womens hockey team. She has also starred in the hit Bollywood flick Chak De India. Leslie Claudius was the former Indian Olympic hockey captain and was first Indian to play in four consecutive Olympics. Meldric Daluz, an illustrious Indian hockey player was the part of Indian national team that won gold medal. Adrian Albert D`souza is a towering field hockey player from India,reached to prominent place in international arena. Keshav Chandra Dutt was an eminent Indian field Hockey player. He was a part of the 1948 and 1952 Olympics which won gold. Ranganathan Francis was a renowned Indian Hockey Player. He is the triple Gold Medallist of India. He was the second Indian goal keeper to play three Olympics William Goodsir was Olympic gold medallist and a renowned Indian Filed hockey player. He was a key member of the Indian Hockey team. Amir Kumar was an Indian field Hockey Player. He was an eminent player and was a part to win the Gold Medal in 1948 Summer Olympics. Bharat Chettri is a renowned Indian goalkeeper who has represented the Indian Hockey team in several national and international tournaments. As a captain he has led the team in many successful ventures. Saba Anjum Karim, started her career in the year 2000 and is the member of the Indian national womens hockey team. Vasudevan Baskaran is an Indian field Hockey player who is remembered as a captain of the team that won for India Olympic Gold in hockey. Gurmail Singh was a former India Hockey player who represented India at 1980 Moscow Olympics and delivered awesome performance to win the trophy. Gurdev Singh is a prominent Indian Hockey player to be a part of the victorious 1956 Indian team at the Melbourne Olympics. Dilip Tirkey, originally from Chota Nagpur, is an illustrious defender in Indian field hockey. K.D.Singh `Babu` was a legendary hockey player, who was a gold medal winner at the Olympics. Surinder Singh Sodhi, the field hockey player, was a major part of the victorious 1980 Olympic team, and performed with distinction at all levels of the game. Ignace Tirkey hails from the state of Orissa and has made a mark in Indian hockey with his powerhouse performances. Chinglensana Singh is an Indian hockey player who plays for Dabang Mumbai in the Hockey India League. Akashdeep Singh is an Indian hockey player and he plays for Uttar Pradesh wizards in Hockey India League. Jyoti Sunita Kullu is a team member of the Indian women`s hockey and has received the Arjuna Award for 2006. Feroze Khan is an eminent hockey player who was the oldest Olympian at the time of his death in 2005. The first best goalkeeper captain in the world, Shankar Lakshman was awarded the Arjuna Award and the Padmashri. Om Prakash Malhotra was an eminent hockey player and also an Olympics gold medallist who hails from India. V. R. Dinesh Nayak, Indian field hockey defender, made his international debut for the Mens National Team in 1993. Bandu Patil with his remarkable style delineated Indian hockey. |