Surender Kumar (born 23 November 1993) is an Indian field hockey player, who plays as a defender for the Indian national team.
![]() Kumar in August 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born |
Karnal, Haryana, India | 23 November 1993||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Food Corporation of India | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Food Corporation of India | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | India U21 | 11 | |
2013– | India | 178 | (4) |
He was born to Malkhan Singh and Neelam Devi on 23 November 1993 in Ror community. He is from Karnal, Haryana.[2]
He was part of the Indian hockey team that participated in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "KUMAR Surender". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Bronze after 4 decades: Hockey star Surender Kumar didn't let Covid bog him down". tribuneindia. 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Ganesan, Uthra (14 July 2016). "Surender: from wilderness to Rio". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Rio 2016: India lose 1-2 to Germany in men's hockey". The Times of India. Press Trust of India (PTI). 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "21 women athletes going to Rio Olympic from Haryana". The Economic Times. Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
External links
edit- Surender Kumar at Hockey India
- Surender Kumar at the International Hockey Federation
- Surender Kumar at Olympics.com
- Surender Kumar at Olympedia