Sumit Walmiki

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Sumit Walmiki
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Personal information
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 29)
Sonipat, Haryana, India[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
PositionMidfielder
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dhaka
Gold medal – first place 2025 Rajgir
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Muscat
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chennai
Gold medal – first place 2024 Hulunbuir
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dhaka
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lucknow

Sumit Walmiki (born 20 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.[3][4]

Hailing from Haryana, Sumit was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Junior World Cup.[5] He made his senior team debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[6] He won the gold medal as part of the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sumit draws inspiration from hockey stars Sardar, Manpreet". DNA India. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "SUMIT". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "As hockey regains its place in the sun, Bengal experts rue lack of basic infra". The Times of India. 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Haryana CM announces Rs 4 crore for Ravi Dahiya, Rs 2.5 crore each for Surender Kumar and Sumit Walmiki". The Indian Express. 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Vasavda, Mihir (18 December 2016). "Hockey Junior World Cup: Fathers at wheel the driving force for seven in team". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hockey World League Semi-finals: India's Rupinder Pal Singh, SK Uthappa ruled out of tournament". Firstpost. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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