The Indian Women’s Field Hockey Team achieved remarkable success at the Asian Games, securing a total of seven medals (a gold medal, two silver medals, and four bronze medals). India’s prowess has been demonstrated on the Men’s side with 16 medals (four gold, nine silver, and three bronze medals). Here is a comprehensive list of all the medallists.
NOTE: The original post (10/12/23) has been revised with readers’ input. Additional corrections/additions are welcome.
Indian Women’s National Field Hockey Team
Gold Medal – 1982 New Delhi
Captain: Eliza Nelson
Coach: Balkrishan Singh
Fiona Albuquerque, Gangotri Bhandari, Sudha Chaudhary, Selma D’Silva, Anurita Dubey, Pritpal Kaur, Rajbir Kaur, Sharanjit Kaur, Davinder Khokhar, S. Omana Kumari, Nazleen Madraswalla, Eliza Nelson, Varsha Soni, Prem Maya Sonir, Margaret Toscano, Razia Zaidi
Silver Medal – 1998 Bangkok
Captain: Sunita Kullu
Coach: Darryl D’Souza.
Tingonleima Chanu, Kamla Dalal, Sunita Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Sita Gussain, Amandeep Kaur, Manjinder Kaur , Sandeep Kaur, Surinder Kaur, Nidhi Khullar, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Helen Mary, Neha Singh, Pritam Rani Siwach, Maristella Tirkey
Silver Medal – 2018 Jakarta & Palambang
Captain: Rani Rampal
Coach: Sjoerd Marijne
Navjot Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, Deep Grace Ekka, Monika Malik, Reena Khokhar, Nikki Pradhan, Savita Punia, Rajani Etimarpu, Vandana Katariya, Deepika Thakur, Udita, Namita Toppo, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sunita Lakra, Rani Rampal, Lilima Minz, Neha Goyal
Bronze Medal – 1986 Seoul
Captain: Rajbir Kaur
Coach: Harbinder Singh
Saroj Bala, Manju Bist, Donita D’Mello, Angela D’Sa, Alma Guria, Kuldeep Kaur, Rajbir Kaur, S. Omana Kumari, Bimal Parbagga, Biswasi Purty, Prem Maya Sonir, Dayamani Soy, Pushpa Srivastava, Ranjana Srivastava, Madhu Yadav, Razia Zaidi
Bronze Medal – 2006 Doha
Captain: Surinder Kaur
Coach: M K Kaushik
Dipika Murthy, Suman Bala, Rajwinder Kaur, Asunta Lakra, Binita Xess, Surinder Kaur, Mamta Kharab, Marita Tirkey, Joydeep Kaur, Ritu Rani, Jasjeet Kaur Handa, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Pushpa Pradhan, Saba Anjum Karim, Binita Toppo, Subhadra Pradhan
Bronze Medal – 2014 Incheon
Captain: Ritu Rani
Coach: Neil Hawgood.
Navjot Kaur, Deep Grace Ekka, Monika Malik, Thokchom Chanchan Devi, Savita Punia, Ritu Rani, Poonam Rani, Vandana Kataria, Deepika Thakur, Namita Toppo, Jaspreet Kaur, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu, Rani Rampal, Amandeep Kaur, Lilima Minz
Bronze Medal – 2022 Hangzhou
Captain: Savita Punia
Coach: Janneke Schopman
Deepika, Lalremsiami, Monika Malik, Navneet Kaur, Neha Goyal, Nisha Warsi, va, Sonika Tandi, Udita Duhan, Ishika Chaudhary, Deep Grace Ekka, Vandana Kataria, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Sangita Kumari, Vaishnavi Phalke, Salima Tete, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu
Indian Men’s National Field Hockey Team
Gold Medal – 1966 Bangkok
Captain: Shankar Laxman
Coach: R S Gentle
L. Frank, Balbir Singh Grewal, Haripal Kaushik, Balbir Singh Kular, Balbir Singh Kullar, Mohinder Lal, Shankar Lakshman, John Peter, Dharam Singh, Gurbux Singh, Harbinder Singh, Harmik Singh, Inder Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Jagjit Singh, Prithipal Singh, Tarsem Singh, Noel Toppo
Gold Medal – 1998 Bangkok
Captain: Dhanraj Pillay
Coach: M K Kaushik
Anil Alexander Aldrin, Ashish Ballal, Lazarus Barla, Sameer Dad, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Mukesh Kumar, Dhanraj Pillay, L. Prabhakaran, Mohammed Riaz, Baljit Singh Saini, Ramandeep Singh, Sandeep Somesh, A. B. Subbaiah, Dilip Tirkey, Thirumal Valavan, Sabu Varkey
Gold Medal – 2014 Incheon
Captain: Sardara Singh
Coach: Terry Walsh
Rupinder Pal Singh, Kothajit Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sardara Singh, Dharamvir Singh, V. R. Raghunath, Gurbaj Singh, P. R. Sreejesh, Danish Mujtaba, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, S. V. Sunil, Birendra Lakra, Akashdeep Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Nikkin Thimmaiah
Gold Medal – 2022 Hangzhou
Captain: Harmanpreet Singh
Coach: Craig Fulton
Abhishek, Gurjant Singh, Hardik Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sanjay, Samsher Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Sumit, P. R. Sreejesh, Varun Kumar, Krishan Pathak, Vivek Prasad, Amit Rohidas, Nilakanta Sharma, Lalit Upadhyay
Silver Medal – 1958 Tokyo
Captain: Balbir Singh Sr
Coach: Swami Jagan Nath
- W. Caleb, N. R. Chavan, Leslie Claudius, Chinadorai Deshmutu, Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Gurjit Singh Kullar, Shankar Lakshman, Mohammed Yakub Qureshi, D. P. Rathi, Bakshish Singh, Balbir Singh, Balkrishan Singh, Gurdev Singh, Gursevak Singh, Jagjit Singh, Udham Singh
Silver Medal – 1962 Jakarta
Captain: Charanjit Singh
Coach: Kunwar Digvijay Singh Babu
Joseph Antic, Erman Bastian, Rajendran Christie, V. Deshmukh, Abdul Hamid, Shankar Lakshman, Hiranna M. Nimal, Bandu Patil, Jaman Lal Sharma, Charanjit Singh, Darshan Singh, Gurdev Singh, Gurmit Singh, Joginder Singh, Madan Mohan Singh, Piara Singh, Prithipal Singh
Silver Medal – 1970 Bangkok
Captain: Harbinder Singh
Coach: Udham Singh
Charles Cornelius, M. P. Ganesh, B. P. Govinda, Balbir Singh Grewal, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Cedric Pereira, Krishnamurthy Perumal, Ajit Pal Singh, Baldev Singh, Harbinder Singh, Harcharan Singh, Harmik Singh, Kulwant Singh, Major Singh, Mukhbain Singh, Mohinder Singh, Uthiah
Silver Medal – 1974 Tehran
Captain: Ajit Pal Singh
Coach: Leslie Claudius
Vasudevan Baskaran, John Correia, Leslie Fernandez, M. P. Ganesh, B. P. Govinda, Aslam Sher Khan, Mehboob Khan, Ashok Kumar, K. N. Kusha, Victor Philips, Surjit Singh Randhawa, Ajit Singh, Ajit Pal Singh, Baldev Singh, Chand Singh, Harcharan Singh, Harmik Singh, Varinder Singh
Silver Medal – 1978 Bangkok
Captain: B P Govinda
Coach: Balkishan Singh
Salim Abbasi, Vasudevan Baskaran, Pramod Batlaw, Sylvanus Dung Dung, Merwyn Fernandes, Olympio Fernandes, B. P. Govinda, Sukhbir Singh Grewal, Zafar Iqbal, Ashok Kumar, Victor Philips, Surjit Singh Randhawa, Allan Schofield, Ranbir Singh, Varinder Singh, Surinder Singh Sodhi
Silver Medal – 1982 New Delhi
Captain: Zafar Iqbal
Coach: Harmik Singh
Syed Ali, J. M. Carvalho, Rajinder Singh Chauhan, Merwyn Fernandes, Jagdeep Singh Gill, Marcellus Gomes, Zafar Iqbal, Romeo James, Charanjit Kumar, Mir Ranjan Negi, Mohammed Shahid, Vineet Kumar Sharma, Gurmail Singh, Rajinder Singh, M. M. Somaya, Manohar Topno
Silver Medal – 1990 Beijing
Captain: Pargat Singh
Coach: Ajit Pal Singh
Shakeel Ahmed, Mohammed Ali, Darryl D’Souza, John Fernandes, Mark Patterson, Dhanraj Pillay, Jude Felix Sebastian, Gundeep Singh, Harendra Singh, Jagbir Singh, Jagdev Singh, Pargat Singh, Ram Prakash Singh, Thoiba Singh, Vivek Singh, A. B. Subbaiah
Silver Medal – 1994 Hiroshima
Captain: Jude Felix Sebastian
Coach: Zafar Iqbal
Shakeel Ahmed, Anil Alexander Aldrin, Mohammed Arif, Ashish Ballal, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Devinder Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajnish Mishra, Ravi Nayakar, Dhanraj Pillay, Mohammed Riaz, Jude Felix Sebastian, Harpreet Singh, A. B. Subbaiah, Sabu Varkey
Silver Medal – 2002 Busan
Captain: Daljit Singh Dhillon
Coach: Rajinder Singh Sr
Devesh Chauhan, Bharat Chettri, Dilip Tirkey, Jugraj Singh, Kamalpreet Singh, Dinesh Nayak, Viren Rasquinha, Vikram Pillay, Ignace Tirkey, Bimal Lakra, Dhanraj Pillay, Deepak Thakur, Prabhjot Singh, Daljit Singh Dhillon, Gagan Ajit Singh, Tejbir Singh
Bronze Medal – 1986 Seoul
Captain: Mohammed Shahid
Coach: Ajit Pal Singh
Abdul Aziz, Jagdeep Singh Gill, Rajinder Singh Rawat, Mohammed Shahid, Vineet Kumar Sharma, Balwinder Singh, Hardeep Singh, Jagbir Singh, Mohinder Pal Singh, Neel Kamal Singh, Pargat Singh, Ram Prakash Singh, Thoiba Singh, Tikken Singh, M. M. Somaya, B. K. Subramani
Bronze Medal – 2010 Guangzhou
Captain: Rajpal Singh
Coach: Harendra Singh
Arjun Halappa, Bharat Chhikara, Bharat Kumar Chetri, Raghu Kumar Gurung, Danish Mujtaba, Gurbaj Singh, Tushar Khandker, Dhananjay Mahadik, Rajpal Singh, Sandeep Singh, Sardar Singh, Dharamvir Singh, Sarvanjit Singh, Shivendra Singh, Prabodh Tirkey, Vikram Pillay
2018 Jakarta & Palembang
Captain: Manpreet Singh
Coach: Harendra Singh
Harmanpreet Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Sardara Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, P. R. Sreejesh (C, GK), Krishan Pathak (GK), Varun Kumar, S. V. Sunil, Birendra Lakra, Akashdeep Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Amit Rohidas, Vivek Prasad
Gold Medal – 1982 New Delhi
Captain: Eliza Nelson
Coach: Balkrishan Singh
Fiona Albuquerque, Gangotri Bhandari, Sudha Chaudhary, Selma D’Silva, Anurita Dubey, Pritpal Kaur, Rajbir Kaur, Sharanjit Kaur, Davinder Khokhar, S. Omana Kumari, Nazleen Madraswalla, Eliza Nelson, Varsha Soni, Prem Maya Sonir, Margaret Toscano, Razia Zaidi
Silver Medal – 1998 Bangkok
Captain: Sunita Kullu
Coach: Darryl D’Souza.
Tingonleima Chanu, Kamla Dalal, Sunita Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Sita Gussain, Amandeep Kaur, Manjinder Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Surinder Kaur, Nidhi Khullar, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Helen Mary, Neha Singh, Pritam Rani Siwach, Maristella Tirkey
Silver Medal – 2018 Jakarta & Palambang
Captain: Rani Rampal
Coach: Harendra Singh
Navjot Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, Deep Grace Ekka, Monika Malik, Reena Khokhar, Nikki Pradhan, Savita Punia, Rajani Etimarpu, Vandana Katariya, Deepika Thakur, Udita, Namita Toppo, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sunita Lakra, Rani Rampal, Lilima Minz, Neha Goyal
Bronze Medal – 1986 Seoul
Captain: Prema Narayan
Coach: N S Saini
Saroj Bala, Manju Bist, Donita D’Mello, Angela D’Sa, Alma Guria, Kuldeep Kaur, Rajbir Kaur, S. Omana Kumari, Bimal Parbagga, Biswasi Purty, Prem Maya Sonir, Dayamani Soy, Pushpa Srivastava, Ranjana Srivastava, Madhu Yadav, Razia Zaidi
Bronze Medal – 2006 Doha
Captain: Surinder Kaur
Coach: M K Kaushik
Dipika Murthy, Suman Bala, Rajwinder Kaur, Asunta Lakra, Binita Xess, Surinder Kaur, Mamta Kharab, Marita Tirkey, Joydeep Kaur, Ritu Rani, Jasjeet Kaur Handa, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Pushpa Pradhan, Saba Anjum Karim, Binita Toppo, Subhadra Pradhan
Bronze Medal – 2014 Incheon
Captain: Ritu Rani
Coach: Neil Hawgood.
Navjot Kaur, Deep Grace Ekka, Monika Malik, Thokchom Chanchan Devi, Savita Punia, Ritu Rani, Poonam Rani, Vandana Kataria, Deepika Thakur, Namita Toppo, Jaspreet Kaur, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu, Rani Rampal, Amandeep Kaur, Lilima Minz
Bronze Medal – 2022 Hangzhou
Captain: Savita Punia
Coach: Janneke Schopman
Deepika, Lalremsiami, Monika Malik, Navneet Kaur, Neha Goyal, Nisha Warsi, va, Sonika Tandi, Udita Duhan, Ishika Chaudhary, Deep Grace Ekka, Vandana Kataria, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Sangita Kumari, Vaishnavi Phalke, Salima Tete, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu
In 1974 it was Leslie Claudius who was the Coach of that team. In 1982 it was Harmeek Singh who was the Coach of that team.These two ought to be recorrected . That is it Regards Shyamal Bhattacharjee
In 1978 it was B.P.Govinda who was the Captain of that team and Ashok Kumar was the Vice- Captain. This also ought to be recorrected Regards Shyamal Bhattacharjee
In 1982 it was Harmeek Singh who was the Coach and Balbir Singh Senior was the Manager of the team. In 1974 it was Leslie Claudius who was the Coach. In 1978 it was B.P.Govinda who was the Captain of the team and NOT Vasudevan Bhaskaran. Ashok Kumar was the Vice- Captain of that team . In 1986 when we won the Bronze it was Mohammed Shahid as the Captain and Ajitpal Singh as the Coach These ought to be recorrected Thanks Regards Shyamal Bhattacharjee