Adam Sinclair
Adam Antony Sinclair (born 29 February 1984) is an Indian field hockey player and athlete from Tamil Nadu. Among other leading sporting events he was a member of the Indian field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
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| Full name | Adam Antony Sinclair |
| Born | 29 February 1984 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Forward |
Early lifeEdit
Sinclair hails from Coimbatore. While at school, he was the best in field hockey at Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore.[1] He captained the school team and led the school to win many tournaments. He was elected Head Boy for 2001. He was also the captain of the "Panthers" and led them to victory in the Intra School Sports Event in 2001. He did further studies in PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore.
CareerEdit
He made his international debut in May 2004 during a Four Nation Tournament in Gifu (Japan). Sinclair has played for the Chennai Veerans, Chennai Cheetahs[2] has played club hockey in Germany, and as of September 2011 was playing center-forward for the Indian Overseas Bank hockey team.[3]
AthleticsEdit
Sinclair has also won accolades and medals as an athlete in the triple jump, high jump and long distance running events.
Personal lifeEdit
He got engaged to his girlfriend Vyshali Nair on 6 May 2011. They married on 4 May 2012.[4]
FootnotesEdit
- ↑ "Madras Miscellany". The Hindu. 31 May 2010.
- ↑ Thyagarajan, S. (30 March 2012). "Chennai Cheetahs conjures up a super win". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ↑ Ferro, Aswin. "Chennai club mates hail India custodian Sreejesh's antics", MiD DAY (13 September 2011).
- ↑ "Adam Sinclair ties the knot". The Times of India. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
External linksEdit
- Adam Sinclair at Olympedia
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