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Renuka Yadav
Renuka Yadav (born 18 July 1994) is an Indian female field hockey player. She is one of the youngest members of the national women's team that qualified for Rio Olympics 2016. " She is the second from Chhattisgarh to qualify for the Olympics, after Leslie Claudius.
Rex Norris
Reginald Alexander O. "Rex" Norris (18 July 1899 – September 1980) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Norris was born in an Anglo-Indian family, and grew up on a tea plantation in Chikmagalur, which was managed by his father James Norris.
Richard Allen
Richard James Allen (4 June 1902 – 1969) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936. He was born in Nagpur, India, and did his schooling at the prestigious Oak Grove School, Mussoorie and later at St. Joseph's College, Nainital.
Richard Carr
Richard John Carr (21 January 1911 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Ritu Rani
Ritu Rani (born 29 December 1991) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She also served as the captain of the national team. She plays as a halfback.
Romeo James
Romeo James (born 15 September 1958) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, winning a silver medal with the Indian team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Indian team placed fifth.
Roop Singh
Roop Singh Bais (8 September 1908 – 16 December 1977) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian field hockey team, which won gold medals for India at the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand.
Ropni Kumari
Ropni Kumari (born 16 November 2003) is an Indian field hockey player from Jharkhand. She plays for the India women's national field hockey team as a defender. She plays for Railway Sports Promotion Board and Hockey Jharkhand in the domestic tournaments.
Roshan Minz
Roshan Minz (born 21 October 1987) is an Indian field hockey player who played as a forward. He was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup.
Rupa Saini
Rupa Kumari Saini (born 2 September 1954) is an Indian field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She is a member of the Saini Sisters hockey family.
Rupinder Pal Singh
Rupinder Pal Singh (born 11 November 1990) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India national field hockey team. He plays as a fullback and is known for his abilities as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He represented India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, 2016 Olympic Games held at Rio de Janeiro, and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, held at Gold Coast, Australia.
Rutuja Pisal
Rutuja Dadaso Pisal (born 28 November 2002) is an Indian field hockey player from Maharashtra. She plays for the India women's national field hockey team as a forward. She plays for Union Bank of India and Hockey Maharashtra in the domestic tournaments.
S. K. Uthappa
Sannuvanda Kushalappa Uthappa (born 2 December 1993) is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as an attacking midfielder for the India national team and Kalinga Lancers at the Hockey India League. S. K. Uthappa made his international debut in 2012 and has since made over 100 appearances for the national team. He was a part of the team that won silver at the 2016 Champions Trophy.
S. V. Sunil
Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil (born 6 May 1989) is an Indian former field hockey player who played for the Indian national team. He represented India during the 2012 London Olympics and won silver with them at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He received the Arjun Award in 2017.
Saba Anjum Karim
Saba Anjum (born 12 June 1985) is an Indian former field hockey player, who has represented the India women's national field hockey team. She was the youngest of all participants in the hockey competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She first played for India in the under-18 AHF Cup in 2000.
Sakshi Rana
Sakshi Rana (born 31 August 2007) is an Indian hockey player from Haryana. She plays for the India women's national field hockey team as a forward or a midfielder. She is registered with Hockey Haryana and plays for the state unit in the domestic tournaments.
Salima Tete
Salima Tete (born 26 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player. On 2 May 2023, she was named as the captain of the Indian hockey team.
Sameer Dad
Sameer Dad (born 25 November 1978 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) is a former field hockey forward who played for India.
Sandeep Michael
Sandeep Michael (23 June 1985 – 23 November 2018) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a forward for the national team. Michael won the Most Promising Player award at the 2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup which India won. He captained the national junior team to gold in the 2004 Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup.
Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh (born 27 February 1986) is an Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana and an ex-captain of the Indian national hockey team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team. He has been dubbed "Flicker Singh" in the media for his specialization of the drag-flick, one of the fastest in the world.
Sanggai Chanu
Sanggai Ibemhal Chanu Maimom (born 3 January 1981 in Bashikong, near Imphal, Manipur) is an Indian former field hockey player from Manipur. She made her international debut for India in April 1998 in a friendly against Germany (0–2). She played as a midfielder or as a centre forward.
Sangita Kumari
Sangita Kumari (born 24 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team.
Sanjay Rana
Sanjay Rana (born 5 May 2001) is an Indian hockey player who plays as a defender. He is also one of the second drag flickers for the Indian team which won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games. He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Santa Singh
Santa Singh (born 11 February 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a Midfielder. He was part of the Indian squad that won Gold at 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lukhnow, India.
Sardara Singh
Sardara Singh (born 15 July 1986), sometimes referred as Sardar Singh, is an Indian field hockey coach and former field hockey player. He also served as the captain of the Indian national team. He usually plays the center half position.
Sarvanjit Singh
Sarvanjit Singh is an Indian field hockey player who was a part of India Men's Hockey Team, as a forward, during the 2012 London Olympics.
Satbir Singh
Satbir Singh (born 22 October 1993) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League.
Sayed Jaffar
Sayed Mohammad Jaffar Shah (December 1911 – 21 March 1937) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.
Sayed Yusuf
Sayed Muhammad Yusuf (abbr. S M Yusuf), later known as Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf (1896 – 9 December 1978) was a field hockey player who represented two countries namely India and Afghanistan in international hockey. In the 1928 Summer Olympics held at Amsterdam, he had participated as S M Yusuf.
Selma D' Silva
Selma Juliet Christina D'Silva (born 24 July 1960) is a former player for the Indian Women's Hockey Team. She represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 Asian Games along with many other international tournaments. She has also been the captain for Indian Women's Hockey Team during the 1983 Woman’s World Cup Kuala Lumpur.
Selvam Karthi
Karthi Selvam (born 1 September 2001) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He was a member of the India national team that played in the 2022 Asia Cup.
Shabban Shahab-ud-Din
Shahab-ud-Din Shabban (8 November 1909 – 6 January 1983) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at Berlin. He played four matches as forward.
Shahbaz Ahmed
All-rounderShahbaz Ahmad (Urdu: شہباز احمد) (born 1 September 1968) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan who is also known by his nickname 'Shahbaz Senior'. He was born to an Arain family.
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed (born 2 November 1970) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh.
Shamsher Singh
Shamsher Singh (born 29 July 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He made his international debut for the national senior team at the 2019 Men's Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey Tournament. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Shankar Lakshman
Honorary Captain Shankar Lakshman (7 July 1933 – 29 April 2006) was an Indian hockey player who played as a goalkeeper. He was part of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two gold medals and one silver medal. He was the first goalkeeper to become captain of an international hockey team and was awarded the Arjuna award and the Padma Shri by the Indian government.
Sharmila Devi
Sharmila Godara, also known as Sharmila Devi, is an Indian field hockey player from Haryana. She plays as forward for the Soorma Hockey Club and Hockey Haryana.
Shilanand Lakra
Shilanand Lakra (born 5 May 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Indian national team.
Shivendra Singh
Shivendra Singh (born 9 June 1983 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh) is a former Indian field hockey player who played as a centre forward in the Indian team.
Simranjeet Singh
Simranjeet Singh (born 27 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. He made his senior team debut in 2018 and was part of India's silver medal winning team at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.
Sita Gussain
Sita Gussain (born 7 January 1973) 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 Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Sonika Tandi
Sonika Tandi (born 20 March 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team. She was part of the Indian squad that won the gold medal at the 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.
Sreejesh Ravindran
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh (born 8 May 1988) is an Indian field hockey coach and former player. He captained the India national field hockey team and was a member of the squads that won bronze medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He received the FIH Men's Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2020, 2022, and 2024.
Subhadra Pradhan
Subhadra Pradhan (born 5 June 1986) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team.
Subodh Khandekar
Subodh Khandekar is a former international hockey player. He was born on 5 October 1964 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India and has represented India in various international tournaments. His father V B Khandekar also represented Services in National hockey; he is a product of the Uttar Pradesh Sports Hostel, Meerut.
Subramani Balada Kalaiah
Subramani Balada Kalaiah (born 24 April 1962) is an Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Sudha Chaudhry
Sudha Chaudhry (born 1 July 1961) is an Indian field hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Sujata Kujur
Sujata Kujur (25 January 2003) is an Indian hockey player from Odisha. She plays for the India women’s national field hockey team as a midfielder. She plays for Odisha in the domestic tournaments.