Indian field hockey player
S. Omana Kumari was an Indian professional field hockey player who played for India's women's national field hockey team from 1975 to 1986. She is a recipient of the Arjuna Award, for her contribution to Indian Field Hockey.[1][2]
Achievements in hockey
- Represented India from 1975 to 1986
- Represented Kerala from 1972 to 1979
- From 1980 to 1987, played for Indian Railways
Junior Nationals: (Representing Kerala)
- 1972 Pune : Gold Medal
- 1975 Sangrur( Pepsu) : Bronze Medal
- 1974 Trivandrum : Gold Medal
- 1975 Ahmedabad
Senior Nationals : (Representing Kerala)
- 1973 Bhopal
- 1974 Jaipur
- 1975 Ahmedabad
- 1976 Pune
- 1977 Bangalore
- 1978 Goa
Representing Indian Railways
- 1980 Indore : Gold Medal
- 1981 Ahmedabad : Gold Medal
- 1982 Kozhikode : Gold Medal
- 1983 Shimla : Gold Medal
- 1984 Bangalore : Gold Medal
- 1985 Kapurthala : Gold Medal (CAPTAIN)
- 1986 Trivandrum : Gold Medal
South Zone Nationals
- 1976 Palayamkotu : Gold Medal
- 1978 Trivandrum : Gold Medal
National Games : (played for Maharashtra)
- 1980 Jaipur 3rd position
- 1981 Maharastra
International Achievements
- 1975 Begum Razool International Hockey Tournament Madras : Gold Medal
- 1979 Pre Olympics : Moscow
- 1980 Indo Russian Test Series in Russia : India
- 1981 Asian Championship : Japan Gold Medal
- 1981 PestaSykam Quadrangular Hockey Tournament – Japan(tentri) : Gold Medal
- 1982 9th Asian Games New Delhi : Gold Medal
- 1982 Begum Razool Hockey Tournament New Delhi : Gold Medal
- 1982 Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament : Gold Medal
- 1983 World Cup Hockey Tournament Malaysia
- 1983 Indo-German Test Series in Germany and India
- 1984 Indo-China Test Series China
- 1985 Inter Continent Cup Argentina
- 1985 Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament : Gold Medal
- 1986 10th Asian Games : Bronze Medal
Awards
- 1980 : G.V. Raja Award (Kerala)
- 1988 : ChathrapathiShivaji Award Maharashtra
- 1998 : Arjuna Award (Govt. Of INDIA)[3]
References
- ^ "Hockey India".
- ^ "India's top sportspersons honoured".
- ^ Garg, Chitra (2010). Indian Champions: Profiles of Famous Indian Sportspersons. p. 374.
