| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 1987 Yamunanagar, Haryana, India | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| India | 226 | ||
Medal record | |||
Deepika Thakur (born 7 February 1987) is an Indian field hockey player and is currently the most senior and highest capped player of Indian women's Team. She plays as a Defender in the senior team and has represented India over 200 outings and has scored 24 goals. [1]
She hails from Haryana and is a product of Sports Hostel, Chandigarh. She works for Indian Railways. [2] She has represented India in World Cup 2006 and 2010, Asian Games in 2010, 2014 and 2018 and Commonwealth Games in 2010 and 2014.
Deepika joined the Indian National Women's hockey team much against the wishes of her parents who wanted her to marry early. She postponed her marriage that was scheduled to happen in October 2016 in order to play for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Indian women's team qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016 after the gap of 36 years. [3] Deepika was the vice-captain of that squad. Though India finished bottom of the group. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
In the Asian Champions Trophy (2016) held in Malaysia, Indian women's won their maiden title in which Deepika played an important role. She also got the ‘highest scorer of the tournament’ award. [10] [11]
India won gold medal at the South Asian Games, 2016. Deepika was part of the squad and scored one of the goals in the final match against Sri Lanka. [12] [13]
