S. Omana Kumari was an Indian professional field hockey player who played for India's women's national field hockey team from 1975 to 1986. She is a recipient of the Arjuna Award, for her contribution to Indian Field Hockey.[1][2]

S. Omana Kumari
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Delhi Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team competition

Achievements in hockey edit

  • Represented India from 1975 to 1986
  • Represented Kerala from 1972 to 1979
  • From 1980 to 1987, played for Indian Railways

Junior Nationals: (Representing Kerala) edit

  • 1972 Pune  : Gold Medal
  • 1975 Sangrur( Pepsu)  : Bronze Medal
  • 1974 Trivandrum  : Gold Medal
  • 1975 Ahmedabad

Senior Nationals : (Representing Kerala) edit

  • 1973 Bhopal
  • 1974 Jaipur
  • 1975 Ahmedabad
  • 1976 Pune
  • 1977 Bangalore
  • 1978 Goa

Representing Indian Railways edit

  • 1980 Indore  : Gold Medal
  • 1981 Ahmedabad  : Gold Medal
  • 1982 Kozhikode  : Gold Medal
  • 1983 Shimla  : Gold Medal
  • 1984 Bangalore  : Gold Medal
  • 1985 Kapurthala  : Gold Medal (CAPTAIN)
  • 1986 Trivandrum  : Gold Medal

South Zone Nationals edit

  • 1976 Palayamkotu  : Gold Medal
  • 1978 Trivandrum  : Gold Medal

National Games : (played for Maharashtra) edit

  • 1980 Jaipur 3rd position
  • 1981 Maharastra

International Achievements edit

  • 1975 Begum Razool International Hockey Tournament Madras  : Gold Medal
  • 1979 Pre Olympics  : Moscow
  • 1980 Indo Russian Test Series in Russia  : India
  • 1981 Asian Championship : Japan Gold Medal
  • 1981 PestaSykam Quadrangular Hockey Tournament – Japan(tentri)  : Gold Medal
  • 1982 9th Asian Games New Delhi  : Gold Medal
  • 1982 Begum Razool Hockey Tournament New Delhi  : Gold Medal
  • 1982 Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament  : Gold Medal
  • 1983 World Cup Hockey Tournament Malaysia
  • 1983 Indo-German Test Series in Germany and India
  • 1984 Indo-China Test Series China
  • 1985 Inter Continent Cup Argentina
  • 1985 Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament  : Gold Medal
  • 1986 10th Asian Games  : Bronze Medal

Awards edit

  • 1980  : G.V. Raja Award (Kerala)
  • 1988  : ChathrapathiShivaji Award Maharashtra
  • 1998  : Arjuna Award (Govt. Of INDIA)[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hockey India".
  2. ^ "India's top sportspersons honoured".
  3. ^ Garg, Chitra (2010). Indian Champions: Profiles of Famous Indian Sportspersons. p. 374.