Devesh Singh Chauhan (born 11 December 1981 in

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) is a

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goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 2000. Chauhan represented his native country twice at the

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, in

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) and in

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), where India finished in seventh place on both occasions. Chauhan got Arjuna award in 2003 by gov't to India and Lakshman award in 2001; Yash Bharti award in 2005 and Ahilyabai Hillary award in 2006 by gov't to Uttar Pradesh. Chauhan is an alumnus of

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, New Delhi.

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* 1981 births Living people Male field hockey goalkeepers Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players for India People from Etawah Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Asian Games medalists in field hockey World Series Hockey players Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh Indian male field hockey players Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub