Mitesh Patel

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Mitesh Patel
Personal information
Full nameMitesh Kishorbhai Patel
Born (1976-05-09) 9 May 1976 (age 48)
Gujarat, India
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team competition

Mitesh Kishorbhai Patel (born 9 May 1976 in Gujarat, India) is an Indian-born ,New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1998. He is nicknamed "Meat Dish" or "Petal". [1] Patel earned a total number of 135 caps during his career.

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References

  1. "Mitesh Patel". CommonwealthGames.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.