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Gangotri Bhandari

Gangotri Bhandari

Indian field hockey player


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.

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Personal life

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

National tournaments

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International tournaments

19792nd World Hockey Championship at Vancouver Canada
1980Olympic Games in MOSCO (4th place)
1981Asian Hockey Championship KYOTO Japan (Gold Medal)
1981Querdr Angular Tournament at Japan (Gold Medal)
1982Indo/German test match in India (Winner)
1982Begam Resool Tournament at Pune (Gold Medal)
1982Indo/German test match in Germany (Winner)
1982Indo/Russia test match in Moscow
1982Indo/Russia test match in India (Winner)
1982IX Asian Games Delhi (Gold Medal)
1983World Cup at Kuala Lumpur

Achievements

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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Awards

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  • Gangotri Bhandari at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • 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.

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