India's athletes, on one page.

Leslie Hammond

Leslie Charles Hammond (4 March 1905 – 26 June 1955) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928, he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches as back.

Lilima Minz

Lilima Minz (born 10 April 1994) is an Indian female field hockey player. Lilima hails from Bihabandh-Tanatoli village, Lanjiberna Block, Sundargarh District of Odisha. She is a product of Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha.

Lionel Emmett

Lionel Charles Renwick Emmett (8 January 1913 – 9 August 1996) was an Indian field hockey player and physician who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward.

Lorraine Fernandes

Lorraine Fernandes (born 24 December 1954) is an Indian field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. During the Olympics she was one of the star members of India's hockey team which also included the Saini sisters and Prem Maya Sonir where they defeated Austria and Poland.

M. M. Somaya

Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya (born 8 May 1959) is a former Indian field hockey player and was employed with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. As a field hockey player, he was captain of the Indian national team and played as a halfback. He played in 3 Olympic Games in 1980, 1984 and 1988.

M. N. Ponnamma

Mallamada Narendra Ponnamma (born 25 October 1992) is an Indian field hockey player, who plays as a halfback for the Indian national team. She was a part of the team that won bronze at the 2013 Junior World Cup, in Germany.

M. P. Ganesh

Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh (born 8 July 1946) is a former Indian professional field hockey player and coach. He was also the captain and coach of the Indian team. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1973 and Padma Shri in 2020.

Maharaj Krishan Kaushik

Maharaj Krishan Kaushik (2 May 1955 – 8 May 2021) was a member of the India men's national field hockey team and coach of the India women's national field hockey team.

Mahima Choudhary

Mahima Choudhary (born 6 December 1999) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She hails from Kalsi village in Uttar Pradesh. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments.

Mahima Tete

Mahima Tete (25 July 2003) is an Indian hockey player from Jharkhand. She plays for the India women's national field hockey team as a midfielder. She plays for Jharkhand in the domestic tournaments.

Major Dhyan Chand Singh

Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey.

Malak Singh

Malak Singh (born 30 December 1992) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He hails from Sant Nagar in Sirsa district, Haryana, where he plays for the Namdhari XI hockey team. He was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Malaysia.

Mamta Kharab

Mamta Kharab (born 26 January 1982, Rohtak, Haryana) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She served as the captain of the national team, and, during the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she scored the winning goal that gave India the gold. Outside of field hockey, Kharab served as the model for the character Komal Chautala in the 2007 Bollywood hit Chak De India.

Mandeep Antil

Mandeep Antil (born 10 November 1989) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He was the captain of the national team that won the silver medal at the 2016 South Asian Games.

Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh (born 25 January 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for India men's national field hockey team and the Team Gonasika in the Hockey India League.

Manjinder Kaur

Manjinder Kaur (born 17 July 1975) 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 medal at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Manju Phalswal

Manna Singh

Major Manna Singh (20 February 1914 – 22 July 1954) was an Indian field hockey player and officer in the British Indian Army. He was member of the Indian Hockey Federation team that visited East Africa during 1947-1948 under the captaincy of Dhyan Chand. He was the coach of Indian field hockey team.

Manohar Topno

Manohar Topno (born 25 June 1958) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team placed fifth.

Manuel Frederick

Manuel Frederick (20 October 1947 – 31 October 2025) was an Indian field hockey player who played as goalkeeper from Kannur district in Kerala. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was the first Keralite to win an Olympic medal.

Marcellus Gomes

Marcellus Gomes (born 16 January 1961) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team placed fifth. Currently he is working in prestigious management institute "Xavier Institute of Management and Research", Mumbai.

Margaret Toscano

Margaret Toscano (born 9 February 1956) is an Indian field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Mariana Kujur

Mariana Kujur (born 24 April 1999) is an Indian field hockey player and a member of the Indian women's hockey team. She plays for the Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic hockey tournaments. Kujur plays as a defender.

Marina Lalramnghaki Hmar

Marina Lalramnghaki Hmar is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

Mary D'Souza Sequeira

Mary D'Souza Sequeira (born 18 July 1931) is an Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in track and field and field hockey. She competed in the women's 100 and 200 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. 5 seconds.

Masira Surin

Masira Surin (born 18 November 1981) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Maxie Vaz

Maximiano Vaz (1923 – 21 July 1991) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Meldric Daluz

Meldric St. Clair Daluz Vieira (February 1, 1921 – August 2, 2011) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki.

Merwyn Fernandes

Mervyn Fernandis (born 12 April 1959) is a former Indian hockey player. Mervyn played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 1970s. His name become synonymous with Indian hockey.

Michael Gateley

Michael Anthony Gateley (born 13 June 1904) was an Indian field hockey player who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Indian team that won gold at Amsterdam in 1928.

Michael Kindo

Michael Kindo (28 June 1946 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian field hockey player from the tribal belt of Jharkhand. He played at full back defender position and represented India and competed in the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup, 1972 Summer Olympics, 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup, 1974 Asian Games, 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup. Prior to this he had competed in several local, national and regional competitions.

Michael Nobbs

Michael Jack Nobbs (4 January 1954 – 29 January 2026) was an Australian international level field hockey player. He represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Nobbs also coached the India men's national team from 2011 to 2013.

Michael Rocque

Michael E. Rocque (1899 – 6 December 1965) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal.

Mir Ranjan Negi

Mir Ranjan Negi is a field hockey player and former goalkeeper of the India men's national field hockey team. He was involved with the development of the 2007 film, Chak De India. He was born in Almora district of Uttarakhand.

Mirza Masood

Mirza Nasir-ud-din Masood (23 April 1906 – 21 September 1991) 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. He played one match as halfback.

Mohammad Amir Khan

Mohammad Amir Khan (born 29 December 1993) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He represented India at the 2009 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup and made his senior team debut later that year at the age of 16.

Mohammed Hussain

Mohammed Hussain (1 October 1911 – 28 February 1977) was an Indian field hockey and soccer player who competed in the hockey tournament the 1936 Summer Olympics. He belonged to the Beary society, whose mother tongue was Beary Bashe. He was the captain for the hockey club Manavadar, which was then a British protectorate.

Mohammed Riaz

Nabi Mohammed Riaz (born 5 May 1972) is a former captain of the Indian field hockey team. A two-time Olympian, he represented India at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics. He was part of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and the silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima.

Mohammed Shahid

Mohammed Shahid (14 April 1960 – 20 July 2016) was an Indian field hockey forward. He is considered one of India's best to have played the game and was known for his dribbling skills. He was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Mohinder Lal

Mohinder Lal (June 1, 1936 – July 1, 2004) was an Indian hockey player.

Mohinder Singh

Mohinder Singh (3 April 1953 – 19 September 1977) was an Indian field hockey player. He was part of the Indian team that won the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup and he was high scorer for India scoring 4 goals in that world cup tournament. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1970 Asian Games where he did not appear in any matches.

Monika Malik

Muhammad Aslam

Sardar Muhammad Aslam Bagga (1910 – unknown) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as back.

Mukesh Kumar

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.

Mukhbain Singh

Mukhbain Singh (born 12 December 1944) is an Indian field hockey player. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he scored 9 goals in total of 9 Olympic matches.

Mumtaz Khan

Mumtaz Khan (born 15 January 2003) is an Indian women's field hockey player from Uttar Pradesh. She plays as a forward. She made her senior India debut in February 2024 at the FIH pro-league at Bhubaneswar.

Muneer Sait

Muneer Sait (sometimes spelled Munir Sait, born 27 May 1940) is a retired Indian field hockey goalkeeper. Sait was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The Indian team won the bronze medal that year.

Muniswamy Rajgopal

Muniswamy Rajgopal (24 March 1926 – 3 March 2004) was an Indian field hockey player. He was a member of the India national team that won gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He was from his home State of Mysore (now Karnataka) to win an Olympic medal.