Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born 9 September 1978[1] in Sundargarh, Odisha[2]) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She made her international debut for India in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002, she became the topscorer of the Champions Challenge tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, with five goals in six matches. In the same year Kullu won the golden medal with India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.
 Kullu receiving the Arjuna Award in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 9 September 1978 Sundargarh, Odisha |
Medal record | |
International senior tournaments
edit- 1996 – Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, New Delhi
- 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare (4th)
- 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (12th)
- 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (4th)
- 1998 – Asian Games, Bangkok (2nd)
- 1999 – Hockey Asia Cup, New Delhi (2nd)
- 2000 – Olympic Qualifier, Milton Keynes (10th)
- 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville (7th)
- 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd)
- 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (1st)
- 2002 – Asian Games, Busan (4th)
- 2003 – Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad (1st)
- 2004 – Hockey Asia Cup, New Delhi (1st)
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (2nd)
- 2006 – World Cup, Madrid (11th)
Awards
edit- Arjuna Award, 2007[3]
References
edit- ^ "Personalities". orisports.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Jyoti Sunita KULLU". bharatiyahockey.org. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Arjuna award came too late: Jyoti S Kullu". DNA. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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