M. P. Ganesh

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M. P. Ganesh
Personal information
Full name Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh
Born (1946-07-08) 8 July 1946 (age 78)
Suntikoppa, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Senior career
YearsTeam
1965 - 1973 Services
1974 Bombay
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
1969 - 1974 India 100+
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich Team
Hockey World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Barcelona Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Amsterdam Team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Bangkok Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Tehran Team

Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh (born 8 July 1946) is a former Indian professional field hockey player and coach. He was also the captain and coach of the Indian team. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1973 and Padma Shri in 2020.

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He was the head coach of the India hockey team at the 1990 Hockey World Cup. [2]

Personal life

Ganesh was born on 8 July 1946 in the Kodagu (earlier known as Coorg) district in Karnataka. He switched over to hockey when he joined the Indian Army and played in the hockey tournaments from 1966–1973. Ganesh has completed MA in English, Diploma in Sports Coaching from the National Institute of Sports, Patiala and Ph.D in Physical education. Ganesh has 5 siblings (one sister and four brothers) of which 2 brothers, M P Subbaiah and M P Kaveriappa have achieved great laurels in both Football and Hockey at All India and national levels. [3]

M. P. Ganesh (standing sixth from left) with the Indian hockey team, Seoul Olympics, 1988, as coach The Indian hockey team poses before the XXIV Olympic Games, Seoul.jpg
M. P. Ganesh (standing sixth from left) with the Indian hockey team, Seoul Olympics, 1988, as coach

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ganesh Mollerapoovayya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Indian Coaches in Men's Hockey World Cups". hockeypassion.in. Hockey Passion. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "M. P. Ganesh biodata" (PDF). coorgblossom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
  5. ↑ The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.
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