M. M. Somaya
Appearance
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1980 Moscow | Team | |
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1982 Delhi | Team | |
1986 Seoul | Team | |
Champions Trophy | ||
1982 Amstelveen |
Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya (born 8 May 1959) is a former Indian field hockey player from Coorg, Karnataka.[1][2] He was a member of Indian squad in many international games, including the team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games.[3] Somaya went on to play two more Olympic Games, viz., the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. He was the captain of the 1988 Olympics team.[4]
In 2007, Somaya was bestowed the Life Time Achievement award by the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board.[3] He is also a recipient of Arjuna Award.[5] He has worked for Bharat Petroleum in Mumbai.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "M. M. Somaya Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Olympians join forces to wrest control of MHA". The Hindu. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Jaspal gets Sportsperson of the Year award". The Hindu. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "'It feels great to put on India jersey'". Indian Express. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Arjuna Awardees". Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Olympic field hockey players of India
- Olympic gold medalists for India
- Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Kodava people
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- People from Kodagu district
- Field hockey players from Karnataka
- Indian male field hockey players
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
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