Helen Mary
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14 March 1977 Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992-2006 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Helen Mary Innocent (born 14 March 1977 in Kerala) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1992 in the test series against Germany.[1][2] In 2003, she saved two penalty strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad. She also earned the Arjuna Award.[3]
International senior tournaments
- 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 – 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 – Asia Cup, New Delhi (1st)
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (2nd)
- 2006 – World Cup, Madrid (11th)
References
- ^ "First half, second half and better half". DNA India. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Sudevan, Praveen. "The story of PR Sreejesh: How a scrawny lad from Kerala went on to become an Indian hockey great". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "President gives away Arjuna Awards and Dronacharya Awards". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links
- Profile on Bharatiyahockey
- Commonwealth Games Biography
- Hellen Innocent Mary plays lead role in India's victory
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