Helen Mary

Helen Mary Innocent (born 14 March 1977 in Kerala) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1992 in the test series against Germany.[1][2] In 2003, she saved two penalty strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad. She also earned the Arjuna Award.[3]

Personal information
Born (1977-03-14) 14 March 1977
Kerala, India
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
Years Team
Indian Railways
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-2006 India
Medal record
Women’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1998 BangkokTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 ManchesterTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place1999 New Delhi
Afro-Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2003 HyderabadTeam
Champions Challenge
Bronze medal – third place2002 JohannesburgTeam

International senior tournaments

References
  1. "First half, second half and better half". DNA India. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. Sudevan, Praveen. "The story of PR Sreejesh: How a scrawny lad from Kerala went on to become an Indian hockey great". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "President gives away Arjuna Awards and Dronacharya Awards". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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