Helen Mary Innocent (born 14 March 1977 in

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) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1992 in the test series against

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. In 2003, she saved two penalty strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India at the Afro-Asian Games in

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. She also earned the

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International senior tournaments

* 1996 – Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, New Delhi * 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare (4th) * 1998 –

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, Utrecht (12th) * 1998 –

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, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 1998 –

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, 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 –

, Manchester (1st) * 2002 –

, Busan (4th) * 2003 –

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, Hyderabad (1st) * 2004 –

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, New Delhi (1st) * 2006 –

, Melbourne (2nd) * 2006 –

, Madrid (11th)

References

External links

Profile on BharatiyahockeyCommonwealth Games Biography
1977 births Recipients of the Arjuna Award Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Indian female field hockey players Female field hockey goalkeepers Living people Field hockey players from Kerala Malayali people Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Sportswomen from Kerala Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Asian Games silver medalists for India Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub