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| Alma mater | Jamia Millia Islamia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Devesh Singh Chauhan (born 11 December 1981 in Village Silayta, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 2000. Chauhan represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, in 2000 ( Sydney, Australia) and in 2004 ( Athens, Greece), where India finished in seventh place on both occasions. Chauhan got Arjuna award in 2003 by gov't to India and Lakshman award in 2001; Yash Bharti award in 2005 and Ahilyabai Hillary award in 2006 by gov't to Uttar Pradesh. Chauhan is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. [1]
References
- ^ "Devesh Singh Chauhan". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006.
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Male field hockey goalkeepers
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- People from Etawah
- Jamia Millia Islamia alumni
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- World Series Hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh
- Indian male field hockey players
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
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