Birendra Lakra
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| Born | 3 February 1990 Lachchada, Sundargarh, Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender Arjuna awardee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BPCL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birendra Lakra (born 3 February 1990) is an Indian former field hockey player. He represented India in men's field hockey and recently came out of retirement alongside Rupinderpal Singh and captained the Indian team in the men's tournament of field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, winning a bronze medal. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics also, he also served as the vice-captain of Indian team.
Personal life
[edit]Birendra Lakra was born on 3 February 1990 in the village of Lachchada in the Sundargarh District of Odisha, on the border with Jharkhand. He was born to a family belonging to an Oraon tribe.His Elder Brother Is Former International Hockey Field Player Bimal Lakra [citation needed]
Career
[edit]Birendra Lakra is a player for the Rourkela Steel Plant's SAIL Hockey Academy.[1] He was included in the Indian junior team for the first time for the Singapore tour in 2007. He represented India in the Test series against South Africa in 2012, in the Champions Challenge tournament in South Africa in 2011, at the SAAF Games at Dhaka in 2010, at the Youth Olympics at Sydney in 2009 and at the Junior World Cup at Singapore in 2009.
He scored the first goal in India's victory in the final game of the Olympic Hockey Qualifying Tournament against France. He played a key role in taking India in to the semifinals of 2012 Champions Trophy. India defeated Belgium with the help of a single goal that was produced by the pass given by Birendra Lakra to the forward[clarification needed]. With this India reached the semifinals of the Champions Trophy for the first time in eight years.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Lakra won a silver medal with India.[2]
Hockey India League
[edit]In the auction of the inaugural Hockey India League season, Lakra was bought by the Ranchi franchise for US$41,000[3] with his base price being US$9,250. The Ranchi team was named Ranchi Rhinos. The team finished first in the inaugural season and third in the 2014 season. Following disputes between the franchise and Hockey India, the team decided to pull out, after which Lakra signed with the Ranchi Rays franchise from the 2015 season.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile: Birendra Lakra". NDTV. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Birendra Lakra Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list". CNN-IBN. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Ranchi Rhinos make way for the Ranchi Rays". austinsmith.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Birendra Lakra Archived 27 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine at Hockey India
- Birendra Lakra at the International Hockey Federation
- Birendra Lakra at Olympedia
- Birendra Lakra at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Birendra Lakra at InterSportStats
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Sundergarh district
- Field hockey players from Odisha
- Indian men's field hockey players
- 21st-century Indian sportsmen
- Men's field hockey defenders
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games field hockey players for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey