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Field Hockey · Odisha

Ignace Tirkey

Ignacious "Ignace" Tirkey is an Indian field hockey player. He plays as a fullback and has captained the Indian team. He also serves the Madras Engineering Group (Madras Sappers corps of engineers) Indian army as a commissioned officer.

Profile details

Born
10 May 1981
Birthplace
Sundergarh
State listed
Odisha
Country
India
Sport
Field Hockey
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

“State listed” is the Indian state this athlete is listed under in the public records we read. Birthplace, home state and the state an athlete has represented can differ, and we do not claim to distinguish them.

Honours & Awards

  • ▸Arjuna Award
  • ▸Ekalavya Award
  • ▸Padma Shri

Competition Appearances

5 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·2012 Summer Olympics
  • ·2004 Summer Olympics
  • ·2006 Asian Games
  • ·2002 Asian Games
  • ·2006 Commonwealth Games

Career Timeline

  1. 2002Competed at 2002 Asian Games
  2. 2004Competed at 2004 Summer Olympics
  3. 2006Competed at 2006 Asian Games
  4. 2006Competed at 2006 Commonwealth Games
  5. 2012Competed at 2012 Summer Olympics

Statistics

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About

Ignacious "Ignace" Tirkey is an Indian field hockey player. He plays as a fullback and has captained the Indian team. He also serves the Madras Engineering Group (Madras Sappers corps of engineers) Indian army as a commissioned officer.

Biography adapted from Ignace Tirkey on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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