Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh, known as P. R. Sreejesh, is an Indian field hockey coach and former goalkeeper, born on 8 May 1988 in Kizhakkambalam near Kochi in Kerala. He took up goalkeeping at the G. V. Raja Sports School in Thiruvananthapuram, made his senior debut for India in 2006 and has been a regular member of the national team since 2011. He took over the captaincy in 2016 and was in the squads that won bronze medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games, as well as the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. The International Hockey Federation named him its men's goalkeeper of the year in 2020, 2022 and 2024, and India honoured him with the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri, the Khel Ratna and the Padma Bhushan. After retiring from international play he moved into coaching, leading India's under-21 side.
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is an Indian field hockey coach and former player
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Born 8 May 1988 in Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala IND
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is an Indian field hockey coach and former player
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is an Indian field hockey coach and former player
On The Roster Of: India Men's National Field Hockey Team, National team
He captained the India national field hockey team
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, International career, 2012 Olympics
Sreejesh had earlier played for India at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, International career, 2016 Olympics
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Sreejesh led the Indian hockey team to the quarterfinals of the tournament
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, International career, Tokyo Olympics
At the Tokyo Olympics, on 5 August 2021, Sreejesh played a key role in defeating Germany to clinch the bronze medal for India
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, International career, 2024 Olympics
He also played a key role in India's bronze medal-winning journey at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Competed In: Asian Games, International career, 2014 Asian Games
At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, he starred in Indian's gold medal win
Competed In: Commonwealth Games, International career, 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sreejesh was a part of the team that won 2022 Commonwealth Games Silver
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