Jyoti Sunita Kullu

Jyoti Sunita Kullu (born 9 September 1978[1] in Sundargarh, Odisha[2]) is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1996 in Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup. In 2002, she became the topscorer of the Champions Challenge tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa, with five goals in six matches. In the same year Kullu won the golden medal with India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.

Jyoti Sunita Kullu

Personal information
Born	9 September 1978 Sundargarh, Odisha
Medal record Women’s Field Hockey Representing  India Champions Challenge 2002 Johannesburg Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team Asia Cup 2004 New Delhi Team Asian Games 2006 Doha Team

International Senior Tournaments

• 1996 – Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, New Delhi
• 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare (4th)
• 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (12th)
• 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (4th)
• 1998 – Asian Games, Bangkok (2nd)
• 1999 – Hockey Asia Cup, New Delhi (2nd)
• 2000 – Olympic Qualifier, Milton Keynes (10th)
• 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville (7th)
• 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd)
• 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (1st)
• 2002 – Asian Games, Busan (4th)
• 2003 – Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad (1st)
• 2004 – Hockey Asia Cup, New Delhi (1st)
• 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (2nd)
• 2006 – World Cup, Madrid (11th)

Awards

The President, Smt. Pratibha Patil presenting the Arjuna Award -2006 to Ms. Jyoti Sunita Kullu for Hockey (Women) at a glittering function, in New Delhi on August 29, 2007

• Arjuna Award, 2007[3]

References

1. "Personalities". orisports.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
2. "Jyoti Sunita KULLU". bharatiyahockey.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
3. "Arjuna award came too late: Jyoti S Kullu". DNA. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

External links

• Commonwealth Games Biography