Gangotri Bhandari (born 13 August 1956 in Garhwal) is a former player for the Indian Women's Hockey Team. She represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1982 Asian Games along with many other international tournaments. She has also been the wise captain for Indian Women's Hockey Team during the Asian Hockey Championship in Kyoto, Japan in 1981. She is currently living with her family and working for NWR Railways as chief office superintendent in its Jaipur division.

Gangotri Bhandari
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Delhi Team competition

Personal life

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Gangotri Bhandari was born at Pauri Garhwal. She is the first daughter, and has two siblings. She shifted to Jaipur in 1966 and started playing field hockey as a hobby during her schooling and later played for India at national and international levels.

Career

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National tournaments

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Year Tournament
1974 XI Jnr Women' National Hockey Championship in Trivandrum
1974 Senior Women's National Hockey Championship in Jaipur
1976 XXX Senior Women's Hockey National Championship in Goa
1976 XXX Women's Hockey National Championship in Pune (Runners up)
1976 II National Sports Festival for Women in New Delhi
1977 All India Guru Nanak Women's Hockey in Chandigarh
1977 Inter Zonal Hockey Championship in Patiala (Gold Medal)
1977 Inter Railway Women's Hockey Championship (Winner)
1978 Inter Railway Women's Hockey Championship (Winner)
1980 Rajasthan State Women's Sports Festival in Ajmer
1980 V National Sports Festival for Women in Jabalpur
1980 Abel David Memorial Trophy in Pune (Winner)
1980 34th Women's Hockey Championship in Indore (Winner)
1981 XXXV Senior National Women's Hockey Championship in Ahemdabad (Winner)
1982 II Begum Rasul Trophy Tournament in Pune (Gold Medal)
1982 XXXVI al Women's Hockey Championship in Calicut (Winner)

International tournaments

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1979 2nd World Hockey Championship at Vancouver Canada
1980 Olympic Games in MOSCO (4th place)
1981 Asian Hockey Championship KYOTO Japan (Gold Medal)
1981 Querdr Angular Tournament at Japan (Gold Medal)
1982 Indo/German test match in India (Winner)
1982 Begam Resool Tournament at Pune (Gold Medal)
1982 Indo/German test match in Germany (Winner)
1982 Indo/Russia test match in Moscow
1982 Indo/Russia test match in India (Winner)
1982 IX Asian Games Delhi (Gold Medal)
1983 World Cup at Kuala Lumpur

Achievements

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Gangotri Bhandari played for the Indian Women's Hockey Team in 1980 MOSCOW Olympics where the team stood 4th position.

She has also played 2nd World Hockey Championship at Vancouver, Canada in 1979 and World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1983.

Gold Medals

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Year Tournament
1982 IX Asian Games at Delhi
1981 Asian Hockey Championship KYOTO Japan
1981 Querdr Angular Tournament at Japan
1982 Begam Rasool Tournament at Pune

Awards

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Year Award
1982 Manik Swarn Padak
1984 Rajat Jayanti Puraskar
1985 The Eminent Youth
1989 Aravali Award
1991 Nahar Samman Puraskar
1994 Maharana Pratap Award
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  • Gangotri Bhandari at Olympedia 
  • Medal Winners (Asian Games)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gangotri Bhandari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.