M. P. Ganesh

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M. P. Ganesh
Personal information
Full nameMollera Poovaiah Ganesh
Born (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 77)
Suntikoppa, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]

Mullera Poovayya Ganesh (born 8 July 1946) is a former Indian professional field hockey player. He was also captain and coach of the Indian team. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1973.

Personal life[edit]

Ganesh was born on 8 July 1946 in the Kodagu (earlier known as Coorg) district in Karnataka. He switched over to hockey when he joined the Indian Army and played in the hockey tournaments from 1966 - 1973. Ganesh has completed MA in English, Diploma in Sports Coaching from the National Institute of Sports, Patiala and Ph.D in Physical education. Ganesh has 5 siblings (one sister and four brothers) of which 2 brothers, M P Subbaiah and M P Kaveriappa have achieved great laurels in both Football and Hockey at All India and national levels [2]

M. P. Ganesh (standing sixth from left) with the Indian hockey team, Seoul Olympics, 1988, as coach


Awards[edit]

  • Arjuna Award - 1973[3][4]
  • Silver Jubilee Sports Award of Karnataka - 1981
  • Padmashri award - 2020

References[edit]

  1. "Player's Profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "M. P. Ganesh biodata" (PDF). coorgblossom. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
  4. Desk, The Hindu Net (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.

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