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| caption = Punia receiving the [[Arjuna Award]], 2018 | | caption = Punia receiving the [[Arjuna Award]], 2018 | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|11|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|11|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = Jodhkan, [[Sirsa district]], [[Haryana]], India | | birth_place = Jodhkan, [[Sirsa district|Sirsa]], [[Haryana]], India | ||
| height = 1.71 m | | height = 1.71 m | ||
| weight = 60 kg | | weight = 60 kg | ||
| position = Goalkeeper | | position = Goalkeeper | ||
| currentclub = | | currentclub = National Centre Of Excellence, Delhi | ||
| years1 = | | years1 = | ||
| clubs1 = Hockey Haryana | | clubs1 = Hockey Haryana | ||
| caps1 = | | caps1 = | ||
| goals1 = | | goals1 = | ||
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| clubs2 = National Centre Of Excellence, Delhi | |||
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| nationalyears1 = 2008– | | nationalyears1 = 2008– | ||
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national field hockey team|India]] | | nationalteam1 = [[India women's national field hockey team|India]] | ||
| nationalcaps1 = | | nationalcaps1 = 250 | ||
| nationalgoals1 = 0 | | nationalgoals1 = 0 | ||
| medaltemplates = | | medaltemplates = | ||
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{{MedalBronze|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|Team]]}} | {{MedalBronze|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|Team]]}} | ||
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{{MedalBronze|[[Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|Team]]}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}} | ||
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Gifu]]| | {{MedalGold|[[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Gifu]]|}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[2009 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2009 Bangkok]]|}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Kuala Lumpur]]|}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2022 Muscat]]|}} | |||
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{{MedalSilver|[[2013 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2013 Kakamigahara]]|}} | |||
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Donghae]]|}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup|FIH Nations Cup]]}} | |||
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'''Savita Punia''' (born 11 July 1990) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player and is a member of the [[India women's | '''Savita Punia''' (born 11 July 1990) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player and is a member of the [[India women's national field hockey team]]. She hails from [[Haryana]] and plays as the [[Field hockey#Positions|goalkeeper]]. Savita Punia is also known as "Great Wall of India" because of her phenomenal and outstanding performance in [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/wall-of-india-social-media-hail-savita-punia-as-indian-womens-hockey-team-reach-semis-4035050.html|title=Wall of India! Social Media Hails Savita Punia as Indian Women's Hockey Team Reach Semis|website=News18|date=2 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/goalie-savita-punia-who-stood-like-a-wall-loved-to-listen-to-hockey-commentary-on-radio-as-child-291861|title=Goalie Savita Punia, who stood like a wall, loved listening to hockey commentary on radio as a child|website=TribuneIndia|access-date=2021-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/savita-punia-haryana-roadways-buses-kit-tokyo-2020-glory-7434502/|title=Savita Punia: From lugging kit on Haryana roadways buses to Olympic glory|website=Indian Express|date=6 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/thirtyprofile2018/savita-punia/1679/53|title=Savita Punia|website=Forbes India|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/who-is-savita-punia-five-things-to-know-about-india-s-unflappable-hockey-goalkee|title=Who is Savita Punia? Five things to know about India's unflappable hockey goalkeeper|website=Olympics|access-date=2021-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/tokyo-olympics-savita-the-wall-punia-chakdeindia-trend-as-hockey-team-reaches-semis-2500434|title=Savita "The Wall" Punia, #ChakDeIndia Trend As Hockey Team Reaches Semis|website=NDTV|access-date=2021-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/sports/savita-punia-india-goalkeeper-hailed-by-twitter/|title=Meet The Wall: Indians Are Hailing Goalkeeper Savita Punia After Her Stunning Performances|website=ScoopWhoop|date=2 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-07}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Savita Punia was born on 11 July 1990 in Jodhkan village of [[Sirsa district]] in [[Haryana]]. She was sent to the district headquarters for better schooling. She was enrolled in the sports academy. She was encouraged by her grandfather Mahinder Singh to take up hockey and joined the Sports Authority of India (SAI) center at Hisar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Debayan |title=Savita Punia fulfills grandfather's dream to become world's best |url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/24129387 |website=ESPN |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=19 July 2018}}</ref> She was coached by Sunder Singh Kharab during her early years.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/rio-olympics-2016-know-your-indian-olympian-10-things-know-about-savita-punia |title=Savita Punia: 10 things to know about India's female hockey goalkeeper at Rio Olympics 2016 |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> She was initially not too interested in the game, but later, when her father spent Twenty Thousand Rupees on her kit, she started to see the game in a new light and got serious about it. In 2007, Punia was picked for a maiden national camp in Lucknow, and she trained with a top goalkeeper.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/24129387/savita-punia-haryana-schoolgirl-became-indian-women-hockey-team-no1-goalkeeper |title=Savita Punia fulfills grandfather's dream to become world's best |work=ESPN |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | Savita Punia was born on 11 July 1990 in Jodhkan village of [[Sirsa district]] in [[Haryana]]. She was sent to the district headquarters for better schooling. She was enrolled in the sports academy. She was encouraged by her grandfather Mahinder Singh to take up hockey and joined the Sports Authority of India (SAI) center at Hisar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Debayan |title=Savita Punia fulfills grandfather's dream to become world's best |url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/24129387 |website=ESPN |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=19 July 2018}}</ref> She was coached by Sunder Singh Kharab during her early years and later coached by Azad Singh Malik.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/rio-olympics-2016-know-your-indian-olympian-10-things-know-about-savita-punia |title=Savita Punia: 10 things to know about India's female hockey goalkeeper at Rio Olympics 2016 |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> She was initially not too interested in the game, but later, when her father spent Twenty Thousand Rupees on her kit, she started to see the game in a new light and got serious about it. In 2007, Punia was picked for a maiden national camp in Lucknow, and she trained with a top goalkeeper.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/24129387/savita-punia-haryana-schoolgirl-became-indian-women-hockey-team-no1-goalkeeper |title=Savita Punia fulfills grandfather's dream to become world's best |work=ESPN |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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*[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/savita-profile-265 Savita Punia] at [[Hockey India]] | *[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/savita-profile-265 Savita Punia] at [[Hockey India]] | ||
*{{cite web |last1=Patwardhan |first1=Deepti |title=Savita Punia: India's lady in shining armour |url=https://www.livemint.com/Sports/wIy8yhBxyaBzdVKgb0xphL/Savita-Punia-Indias-lady-in-shining-armour.html |website=Livemint |accessdate=22 July 2018}} | *{{cite web |last1=Patwardhan |first1=Deepti |title=Savita Punia: India's lady in shining armour |url=https://www.livemint.com/Sports/wIy8yhBxyaBzdVKgb0xphL/Savita-Punia-Indias-lady-in-shining-armour.html |website=Livemint |date=14 March 2018 |accessdate=22 July 2018}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 5 October 2023
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 11 July 1990 Jodhkan, Sirsa, Haryana, India |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
Savita Punia (born 11 July 1990) is an Indian field hockey player and is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and plays as the goalkeeper. Savita Punia is also known as "Great Wall of India" because of her phenomenal and outstanding performance in 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Savita Punia was born on 11 July 1990 in Jodhkan village of Sirsa district in Haryana. She was sent to the district headquarters for better schooling. She was enrolled in the sports academy. She was encouraged by her grandfather Mahinder Singh to take up hockey and joined the Sports Authority of India (SAI) center at Hisar.[8] She was coached by Sunder Singh Kharab during her early years and later coached by Azad Singh Malik.[9] She was initially not too interested in the game, but later, when her father spent Twenty Thousand Rupees on her kit, she started to see the game in a new light and got serious about it. In 2007, Punia was picked for a maiden national camp in Lucknow, and she trained with a top goalkeeper.[10]
Career[edit | edit source]
In 2008, Punia made her first international tour, a four-nation event in Netherlands and Germany.[11] She made her senior international debut in the year 2011. She has featured in more than 100 games at the international level. She qualified for the national team in 2007 when she was barely 17. In 2009, she participated as a member of the team in the Junior Asia Cup. In 2013, she participated in the Eighth Women's Asia Cup held in Malaysia in which she saved two crucial potential goals in the penalty shoot-out and paved the way for India to win a Bronze medal. She was a part of the bronze-winning team at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
In the year 2016, she displayed excellent performance when she withstood a barrage of penalty corners against Japan in the last 1 minute to help India hold on to its 1–0 lead. She helped the team qualify for the Rio Olympics after 36 years. In the Asia Cup of 2018, she made an astonishing save against China in the final, earning herself the goalkeeper of the tournament award and for her team, a slot in the 2018 World Cup in London.[12]
She performed effectively at the Hawke's Bay Cup in New Zealand and helped her team finish 6th in the tournament.[13]
Her outstanding performance helped the women's Indian team to beat Chile in the final match of the Women's Hockey World League Round 2.[14]
In an interview in 2016, Punia revealed that she had been promised a job under the Haryana Government's Medal Lao, Naukri Pao scheme, but hasn't got it. A year later too, she said that nothing had changed.
Accolades[edit | edit source]
She was awarded the Baljit Singh Goalkeeper of the Year award at the Hockey India Annual Awards in 2015, for having phenomenal performances for India in international contributions which proved her worth as the best goalkeeper in the country. She also received a cash reward of 1 lakh rupees for her contribution to the sports.[15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Wall of India! Social Media Hails Savita Punia as Indian Women's Hockey Team Reach Semis". News18. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Goalie Savita Punia, who stood like a wall, loved listening to hockey commentary on radio as a child". TribuneIndia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Savita Punia: From lugging kit on Haryana roadways buses to Olympic glory". Indian Express. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Savita Punia". Forbes India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Who is Savita Punia? Five things to know about India's unflappable hockey goalkeeper". Olympics. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Savita "The Wall" Punia, #ChakDeIndia Trend As Hockey Team Reaches Semis". NDTV. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Meet The Wall: Indians Are Hailing Goalkeeper Savita Punia After Her Stunning Performances". ScoopWhoop. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ Sen, Debayan (19 July 2018). "Savita Punia fulfills grandfather's dream to become world's best". ESPN. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Savita Punia: 10 things to know about India's female hockey goalkeeper at Rio Olympics 2016". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Savita Punia fulfills grandfather's dream to become world's best". ESPN. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ Patwardhan, Deepti (14 March 2018). "Savita Punia: India's lady in shining armour". livemint.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Savita Punia – Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Once reluctant player, Savita Punia keeps India in Olympic chase". The Indian Express. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "India Women's team beat Chile via penalty shootout in Hockey World League Round 2 final". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Savita Punia: 10 things to know about India's female hockey goalkeeper at Rio Olympics 2016". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
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- Savita Punia at Hockey India
- Patwardhan, Deepti (14 March 2018). "Savita Punia: India's lady in shining armour". Livemint. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
