Mukesh Kumar (field hockey)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing File:Flag of India.svg India | ||
| Men's Field Hockey | ||
| Asian Games | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1994 Hiroshima | Team |
| Gold medal – first place | 1998 Bangkok | Team |
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Nandanoori Mukesh Kumar (born 16 April 1970), also known as Mukesh Kumar Nandanoori, is an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]He made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 1992. Nicknamed Murali, Kumar represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, where India finished in seventh place.[2] Mukesh represented for India in 307 international matches and scored 80 goals. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics he scored four goals, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics he scored two goals, and in the 2000 Sydney Olympics he netted two goals.
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Arjuna Award[3] - 1995
- Padma Shri - 2003[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mukesh Kumar is also married to a hockey player, Nidhi Khullar. They have 2 children, N. Yeshaswini and Ashutosh Kumar.
References
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External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Indian male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games
- 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Sportspeople from Hyderabad, India
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Field hockey players from Telangana
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games field hockey players for India
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games silver medalists in field hockey
- Indian field hockey biography stubs