Binita Toppo
Medal record
Representing  India
Women’s Field Hockey
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bangkok
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Busan

Binita Toppo (born 21 November 1980) is an Indian former field hockey player who played for the India women's field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Toppo is currently employed with Western Railways.[1]

Early life

Toppo was born in Lulkidihi in the Sundergarh district of Odisha.[2] She lost her father at a very young age and her mother worked at a school as a cleaner.[3]

Education

Toppo studied at the Mahindra College in Ranchi.[4] She trained at the Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela.[1] Toppo completed coaches’ training programs at Tata Football Academy, Jamshedpur and Baichung Bhutia Football Schools, Delhi.[4]

Career and training

Toppo made it to the Indian National team in 2004. Prior to that, she had won many local tournaments in the state. She led the Indian women's hockey team in the 2007 Women's Asia Cup.[2] She led the U-16 Jharkhand state team along with studying at school.[3] She ranked position 5 in Common Wealth Sport in the year 2010.[5]

Toppo played at the full back position in the Indian women's hockey team in the domestic circuit.[6]

In the international circuit, Toppo played

Toppo also represented India in the 2006 World Cup in Madrid.[7]

Recognition

In May 2011, Toppo was felicitated by the then chief minister Naveen Patnaik at Jaydev Bhawan, Bhubaneshwar for her contributions to Indian hockey.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Indian Hockey Player". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Dribble, flip and slash through - Livemint". www.livemint.com. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "YUWA | Goalden Times". Goalden Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Yuwa-India ~ People". archive.is. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Binita Toppo | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Vineeta Toppo". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Monthly Bulletin". www.bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Orissa | Honour for Commonwealth Games medallists". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.


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