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Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born 9 September 1978 in
Sundargarh Sundergarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of 2011 2011 Census of India, census, the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel, fertilizer, ce ...
, Odisha) is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002, she became the topscorer of the Champions Challenge tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, with five goals in six matches. In the same year Kullu won the golden medal with India at the
2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...
in Manchester, England.


International Senior Tournaments

* 1996 – Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, New Delhi * 1997 –
World Cup Qualifier The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
, Harare (4th) * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (12th) * 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 1998 –
Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
, Bangkok (2nd) * 1999 – Hockey Asia Cup, New Delhi (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifier, Milton Keynes (10th) * 2001 –
World Cup Qualifier The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
, Amiens/Abbeville (7th) * 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd) * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (1st) * 2002 –
Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
, Busan (4th) * 2003 – Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad (1st) * 2004 – Hockey Asia Cup, New Delhi (1st) * 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (2nd) * 2006 – World Cup, Madrid (11th)


Awards

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Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...
, 2007


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Commonwealth Games Biography
1978 births Living people People from Sundergarh district Recipients of the Arjuna Award Field hockey players from Odisha Sportswomen from Odisha Indian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub