Romeo James (born 15 September 1958) is an Indian
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
player. He competed at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, winning a silver medal with the Indian team.
He competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in
Los Angeles
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, where the Indian team placed fifth.
Career
As player
He competed at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, winning a silver medal with the Indian team.
He competed at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in
Los Angeles
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, where the Indian team placed fifth.
Under his captaincy, the Services Team has won the National Hockey Championship in 1982 & 1985.
As coach
He was the coach of Indian Hockey team at the 2010
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
The Men's FIH Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The tournament was started in 1971. It is held every four years, bridging the four years between the Summer ...
.
He was the coach when Indian team won the silver medal at the
1994 Asian Games
The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...
and Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup in 1994.
References
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1958 births
Living people
Olympic field hockey players of India
Indian male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Field hockey players at the 1982 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for India
Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
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