Adam Sinclair

Adam Antony Sinclair (born 29 February 1984) is a world field hockey player and athlete from Tamil Nadu. Among other leading sporting events he was a member of the Indian field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.

Adam Sinclair

Personal information
Full name	Adam Antony Sinclair
Born	29 February 1984 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005 - 2008	Chennai Veerans
2007	Schwarz – Weiss Köln
2006 - present	IOB
2011 - present	Chennai Cheetahs		(9)
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004 - present	India	90

Early life

Sinclair hails from Coimbatore. While at school, he was the best in field hockey at Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore. He captained the school team and led the school to win many tournaments. He was elected Head Boy for 2001. He was also the captain of the "Panthers" and led them to victory in the Intra School Sports Event in 2001. He did further studies in PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore.

Career

He made his international debut in May 2004 during a Four Nation Tournament in Gifu (Japan). Sinclair has played for the Chennai Veerans, Chennai Cheetahs[1] has played club hockey in Germany, and as of September 2011 was playing center-forward for the Indian Overseas Bank hockey team.[2]

Athletics

Sinclair has also won accolades and medals as an athlete in the triple jump, high jump and long distance running events.

Personal life

He got engaged to his sweetheart Vyshali Nair on 6 May 2011. They married on 4 May 2012.[3]

Footnotes

1. Thyagarajan, S. (30 March 2012). "Chennai Cheetahs conjures up a super win". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
2. Ferro, Aswin. "Chennai club mates hail India custodian Sreejesh's antics", MiD DAY (13 September 2011).
3. "Adam Sinclair ties the knot". The Times of India. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.