Nandanoori Mukesh Kumar (born 16 April 1970), also known as Mukesh Kumar Nandanoori, is an Indian field hockey player. He was born in
Hyderabad
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Andhra Pradesh
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Career
He made his international debut for the
Men's National Team in early 1992.
Nickname
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d ''Murali'', Kumar represented his native country at three consecutive
Summer Olympics, starting in
1992 in
Barcelona, Spain, where India finished in seventh place.
Mukesh represented for India in 307 international matches and scored 80 goals. In the
1992 Barcelona Olympics
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he scored four goals, in the
1996 Atlanta Olympics he scored two goals, and in the
2000 Sydney Olympics
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he netted two goals.
Awards
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Arjuna Award - 1995
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Padma Shri
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- 2003
Personal life
Mukesh Kumar is also married to a hockey player, Nidhi Khullar. They have 2 children, N.Yeshaswini and Ashutosh Kumar
Ashutosh Kumar was born in 2008 ,he studies in Kendriya Vidyalaya Picket
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Indian male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1994 Asian Games
Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games
1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey players of India
Sportspeople from Hyderabad, India
Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Field hockey players from Andhra Pradesh
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Asian Games gold medalists for India
Asian Games silver medalists for India
Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
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