India's athletes, on one page.

Baljeet Kaur

Baljeet Kaur (born 22 March 2001) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. She hails from Punjab. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments.

Baljit Singh Dhillon

Baljit ("Baljeet") Singh Dhillon (born 18 June 1973) is a field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test series against South Africa. Nicknamed Balli, Singh Dhillon represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where India finished in eighth place.

Baljit Singh Saini

Baljit ("Baljeet") Singh Saini (born 12 August 1976 in Ropar, Punjab) is a field hockey defender and midfielder from India who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1995 during the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. Baljit Singh Saini represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, where India finished in eighth place. His older brother Balwinder Singh was also a field hockey international for India.

Balkrishan Singh

Balkrishan Singh (10 March 1933 – 31 December 2004) was a field hockey player from India who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Dolon Khurd. Balkrishan Singh is the only player in the country to have won the gold medal both as a player and as a coach.

Balwinder Kaur Bhatia

Balwinder Kaur Bhatia (born 19 December 1958) is an Indian field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Balwinder Singh

Balwinder Singh (born 24 September 1965) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Bandu Patil

Bandu Patil (January 1, 1936 – July 23, 1988) was an Indian hockey player. Bandu Patil represented the Indian Hockey team, which won Gold medal during 1964 Olympics. He is from Belgaum.

Beauty Dungdung

Beauty Dungdung (born 21 July 2003) is a field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays in the forward line.

Bharat Chettri

Bharat Kumar Chettri (born 15 December 1981 in Kalimpong, West Bengal) is an Indian former field hockey player and politician. He played as a goalkeeper for the Indian national hockey team.

Bharat Chikara

Bharat Chhikara sometimes Chikara (born 10 October 1985) is an Indian field hockey player who has played as a midfielder for the national team. He was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games and silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Chhikara is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Bichu Devi Kharibam

Bichu Devi Kharibam (Meitei: Kharibam Bichu Devi, born 3 December 2000) is an Indian field hockey player and a member of the Indian women's hockey team. She hails from Manipur. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments.

Bimal Lakra

Bimal Lakra (born 4 May 1980) is a former Indian field hockey player who played as a midfielder for national team. He was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games. Lakra's younger brother Birendra Lakra and younger sister Asunta Lakra have also represented India in field hockey.

Binita Toppo

Bir Bhadur Chettri

Bir Bhadur Chettri (born 7 December 1955) is an Indian field hockey player.

Birendra Lakra

Birendra Lakra (born 3 February 1990) is an Indian former field hockey player. He represented India in men's field hockey and recently came out of retirement alongside Rupinderpal Singh and captained the Indian team in the men's tournament of field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, winning a bronze medal. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics also, he also served as the vice-captain of Indian team.

Broome Pinniger

Broome Eric Pinniger (28 December 1902 – 30 December 1996) was an Indian field hockey player.

Carlyle Tapsell

Carlyle Carrol Tapsell (July 24, 1909 – September 6, 1975) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches as back.

Chand Singh

Chand Singh (born 25 March 1949) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Charanjit Kumar

Charanjit Kumar (born 11 April 1956) is a former Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow.

Charanjit Singh

Charanjit Singh (3 February 1931 – 27 January 2022) was an Indian field hockey player who was the captain of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta. Singh was a recipient of the Indian government's Arjuna Award in 1963 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, in 1964.

Charles Cornelius

Charles Cornelius (born 27 October 1945) is an Olympic Medalist and Former Indian Hockey Goal Keeper who represented the Indian national hockey team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games (bronze medal) and 1973 Hockey World Cup (silver medal). Started his Hockey career as coach for the Punjab Hockey Team in the year 1977 and retired as Administrator-Officer on Special Duty (OSD-South Zone) in the year 2001. Selected as a special trainer for hockey goal keeping by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) in the Year 1980.

Charles Stephen

Charles Stephen (7 May 1930 – February 2002) was an Indian hockey player. He participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.

Chinglensana Singh

Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (Meitei: Kangujam Chinglensana Singh, born 2 December 1991) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a halfback. He made his debut in the Indian team in 2012, and plays for Dabang Mumbai in the Hockey India League.

Chinnadorai Desamuthu

Chinadorai Deshmutu (born October 26, 1932, date of death unknown) was an Indian hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Chitrashi Rawat

Chitrashi Rawat (born 29 November 1989) is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in Chak De! India in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player.

Cyril Michie

Cyril James Michie (20 August 1900 – 10 November 1966) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was educated at Goethals Memorial School in Kurseong and was a team-mate of Joseph Galibardy, who was at the same school. In 1936, he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal.

Danish Mujtaba

Danish Mujtaba (born 20 December 1988 in Allahabad) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He made his debut for the national team in 2009. He represented India during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Darryl D'Souza

Darryl D'Souza (born 21 June 1966) is an Indian field hockey player, who represented India at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Darryl D'Souza is also a silver medalist in the Asian Games, Beijing, 1990.

Darshan Singh

Darshan Singh Kular (born 15 April 1938 in Sansarpur, Punjab) is a former Indian field hockey player who now lives in Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom. In 1961, he played for India in the international hockey tournament at Ahmedabad and scored 22 goals. In the semi-final, he scored a double hat-trick against Holland.

Davinder Singh

Davinder Singh Garcha (7 December 1952 – 10 January 2026) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics where he scored 8 goals in total of 6 Olympic matches and played more than 30 international matches playing just three tournaments scoring 19 goals. Singh died on 10 January 2026, at the age of 73.

Deep Grace Ekka

Deep Grace Ekka (born 3 June 1994) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India national field hockey team. She has been selected for Arjuna Award in 2022.

Deepak Thakur

Deepak Thakur Sonkhla (born 28 December 1980), popularly known as Deepak Thakur, was a hockey forward in Indian team.

Deepika Sehrawat

Deepika Sehrawat (born 6 December 2003) is an Indian field hockey player and member of the national team. She was a part of the bronze medal winning team at the 2022 Asian Games. She plays as a forward and specialises in drag-flicks.

Deepika Soreng

Deepika Soreng (born 17 December 2003) is an Indian field hockey player from Jharkhand. She made her senior India debut in 2024 in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023–24. She plays as a forward for Railway Sports Promotion Board and Hockey Jharkhand in the domestic tournaments and for Soorma Hockey Club in the Hero Hockey India League 2024.

Deepika Thakur

Devesh Chauhan

Devesh Singh Chauhan (born 11 December 1981 in Village Silayta, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 2000. Chauhan represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, in 2000 (Sydney, Australia) and in 2004 (Athens, Greece), where India finished in seventh place on both occasions. Chauhan got Arjuna award in 2003 by gov't to India and Lakshman award in 2001; Yash Bharti award in 2005 and Ahilyabai Hillary award in 2006 by gov't to Uttar Pradesh.

Dhananjay Mahadik

Dhananjay Mahadik (born 5 November 1984) is a former Indian field hockey player who played as a defender for the national team. He was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games and silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Currently he is working in Department of Sales Tax, Government of Maharashtra as Assistant Commissioner of sales tax.

Dhanraj Pillay

Dhanraj Pillay (born 16 July 1968) is a retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the India national team. He also looks after the Air India Sports Promotion Board as a Joint Secretary based in Mumbai. For the last 5 years, Dhanraj is overseeing the SAG Hockey Academy in Gujarat funded by the Gujarat Government.

Dharam Singh

Dharam Singh Gill (19 January 1919 in Gandiwind – 5 December 2001 in Chandigarh) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a right back in the gold medal winning team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.

Dharam Singh

Dharam Singh (born 30 October 1937) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and was part of team that won the gold medal.

Dharamvir Singh

Dharamvir Singh (born 5 August 1990) represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. He was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He supports Indian Collegiate Athletic Program (ICAP) and has agreed to be a mentor for Hockey.

Dilip Tirkey

Dilip Tirkey (born 25 November 1977) is an indian politician,former captain of the Indian field hockey team and sports administrator . He was awarded Padma Shree in 2004. Currently he is the president of Hockey India.

Dilpreet Singh

Dilpreet Singh (born 12 November 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the national team. He is registered with the Punjab Armed Police and plays for Hockey Punjab in the domestic tournaments. He plays for Vedanta Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League.

Dinesh Nayak

V. R. Dinesh Nayak (born 17 May 1972 in Ernakulam, Kerala) is a field hockey defender from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test series against Kenya. Nicknamed Kaka, Nayak represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where India finished in seventh place. Dinesh Nayak had his school education at Sree Rama Varma High School at Ernakulam, Kerala and went to complete his pre-degree at Maharajas College, Ernakulam taking science group.

Dipika Murthy

Dipika Gongala Murty (born 10 August 1980) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup and won a silver in the 2009 Asia cup at bangkok. She has represented India at the under-21 world cup in argentina 2001 and in two senior world cups in Spain 2006 and argentina in 2010.

Dipsan Tirkey

Dipsan Tirkey (born 15 October 1998) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He was the vice-captain of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.

Earnest Goodsir-Cullen

Earnest John Goodsir-Cullen (15 July 1912 – December 1993) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal in Berlin. He played in all five matches as halfback.

Eliza Nelson

Eliza Nelson, née Eliza Mendonca (born 27 September 1956), is an Indian field hockey player and a former captain of the women's national field hockey team of India. She received the Arjuna Award in 1981 and the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.