Prabodh Tirkey

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Prabodh Tirkey
Personal information
Born (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 (age 39)
Lulkidihi, Sundergarh
Odisha, India
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Sport
PositionHalfback
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chennai Team
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Malaysia Team
Champions Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgium Team

Prabodh Tirkey (born 6 October 1984) is an Indian hockey midfielder. He is a former captain of the Indian hockey team.

Personal life[edit]

Prabodh is the younger brother of the Indian hockey player Ignace Tirkey,[2] who also has captained the Indian Senior Team. His idol is another Indian ex-captain and one of the best defenders in world hockey, Dilip Tirkey, who comes from the same town of Sundergarh. He married Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.

Career[edit]

In his early career he was the national captain of sub-junior, junior[3] and India-A team and finally became the India senior team captain. He was in the Indian team which won the 2007 Asia Cup in Chennai.[4]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "CWG Melbourne: Player's Profile".
  2. ↑ "Ignace Tirkey's Profile". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "Prabodh Tirkey skipper for Poland hockey meet". The Tribune. 13 August 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Prabodh Tirkey: Chak De!".

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