Mervyn Fernandis
Appearance
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Born |
Ambernath | 12 April 1959|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Inside Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mervyn Fernandis (born 12 April 1959) is a former Indian hockey player. Mervyn played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 1970s.[1] His name become synonymous with Indian hockey. He was a consistent performer for the Indian team. Mervyn with his body-serve and excellent finish was an exceptional forward. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow.[2] His father, Mr Joe Fernandes was the coach in P.M.M Inner wheel school (Ambernath)for a very long period of time before retiring few years ago due to old age.
References
- ^ "MHA embraces hockey stars". DNA India. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "India's Olympics history". The Sports Campus. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
External links
Categories:
- Living people
- Goan people
- Field hockey players from Maharashtra
- Olympic field hockey players for 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
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- People from Ambarnath
- Indian male field hockey players
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- 1959 births
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 1978 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1982 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Indian Olympic medalist stubs
- Indian field hockey biography stubs