Arjun Halappa

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Arjun Halappa
Arjun Bhavana.JPG
Personal information
Born (1980-12-13) 13 December 1980 (age 43)
Somwarpet, Kodagu
Karnataka, India
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Sport
PositionForward
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Team
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team

Arjun Halappa [2][3][4][5][6] (born 13 December 1980) is a professional Indian hockey player and former captain of Indian Hockey Team.[6]

Career[edit]

Midfield maestro Arjun Halappa is the son of former East Bengal Hockey Club player B. K. Halappa,

He hails from Kodagu (Coorg) District, Karnataka. He joined the Centre of Excellence in 1998 and a year later played his first Senior Nationals at Hyderabad, and was picked among the 72 probables for a conditioning camp. He made his junior international debut in the Europe tour same year under coaches C.R. Kumar and Harendera. He posted eight goals in the 2000 Junior Asia Cup.

He made his international debut for the Men's National Team in March 2001 against Egypt in the Prime Minister's Gold Cup. Halappa represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where India finished in seventh place. He represented India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where India finished in second place.

Personal life[edit]

He married Bhavana on 12 October 2008 at Somwarpet, Kodagu.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "CWG Melbourne: Player's Profile". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Marar, Nandakumar (17 March 2012). "Arjun Halappa brace in Lions win". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Latest Hockey News, Indian Hockey Players, Article, Columns - Stick2Hockey Archived 24 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Arjun Halappa Biography, Arjun Halappa Bio, Arjun Halappa Photos, Videos, Wallpapers, News". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Arjun Halappa – The missing link in Indian hockey | SportsKeeda
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Halappa is new hockey captain - Sport - DNA
  7. ↑ "Arjun Halappa enters into wedlock". The Hindu. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

External links[edit]

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