Sumit Walmiki
Personal information
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996
Sonipat, Haryana, India[1]
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club ONGC
Senior career
Years Team
Punjab SC
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
ONGC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 India U21 12 (0)
2017– India 113 (7)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 Dhaka
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2018 Muscat
Gold medal – first place2023 Chennai
Bronze medal – third place2021 Dhaka
World League
Bronze medal – third place2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Lucknow
Last updated on: 5 August 2021

Sumit Walmiki (born 20 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.[3][4]

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[5] He made his senior team debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[6] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sumit draws inspiration from hockey stars Sardar, Manpreet". DNA India. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "SUMIT". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "As hockey regains its place in the sun, Bengal experts rue lack of basic infra". The Times of India. 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Haryana CM announces Rs 4 crore for Ravi Dahiya, Rs 2.5 crore each for Surender Kumar and Sumit Walmiki". The Indian Express. 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Vasavda, Mihir (18 December 2016). "Hockey Junior World Cup: Fathers at wheel the driving force for seven in team". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hockey World League Semi-finals: India's Rupinder Pal Singh, SK Uthappa ruled out of tournament". Firstpost. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.


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