Rani Rampal Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography, & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Indian Women's Field Hockey Player (Captain)
Famous For	Being the Captain of the Indian national women's field hockey team
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in feet inches- 5’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Field Hockey
International Debut	2008
Position	Forward
Domestic/State Team	Haryana
Nature on field	Calm
Coach/Mentor	International team - Harendra Singh First Coach and Mentor - Baldev Singh
Records (main ones)	• Youngest player to represent a country at the hockey World Cup at the age of 15 years in 2010 • In India vs England in Monchengladbach, she scored a goal in regulation time, a goal in the shootout and a goal in sudden death in Germany where India won its first-ever bronze medal at the event.
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Recipient of the Arjuna Award (2016) • The only Indian female player to be named as the FIH Young Player of the Tournament at a women's World Cup (2010) • Recipient of the FICCI Comeback of the Year Award (2014) • Padma Shri (2020) • In March 2023, the MCF Rae Bareli renamed the hockey stadium as ‘Rani’s Girls Hockey Turf’ after Rani Rampal, making her the first Indian woman in the sport to have a stadium named after her. [1]The Hindu
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 December 1994 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	30 Years
Birthplace	Shahbad, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Shahbad, Haryana, India
Educational Qualification	B. A. (Final Year Dropout)
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Shopping
Boys, Affairs & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Family
Parents	Father- Rampal (Cart Puller) Mother- Name Not Known
Favourites
Hockey Player	Dhanraj Pillay
Game(s) apart from Hockey	Badminton, Tennis
Badminton Player	Saina Nehwal

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rani Rampal

• Rani Rampal was born in a poor family. Her father is a cart puller and mother a housewife. 
• She is the recipient of the Arjuna Award (in 2016) for her outstanding performance in the sport. 

• At the 2009 Champion’s Challenge Tournament held in Russia, she scored four goals in the finals, helping India secure a Gold. She was named the ‘Top Goal Scorer’ and the ‘Young Player of the Tournament’.
• Rani played her 200th match against Korea in March 2018 and is considered one of the best Women’s Hockey players in the world. 

• Growing up, she had to face a lot of difficulties to fulfill her dream of playing Hockey. At that time, it was too hard for her family to support her training financially.

• She was also the part of the Junior Hockey Team in the 2013 World Cup where India won the Bronze medal. 

• Rani Rampal was the youngest player ever to play the World Cup 2010 in Canada, at the age of 15 years, and she was the top goal scorer as well, scoring 7 goals.

• She also played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Asian Games where the Indian team finished fourth.

• When she joined the team at 14 years old, she had no idea about the Olympics. When they lost in the qualifiers of the Olympics, some of her senior players cried, but she could not understand as to why it was such a big deal.

• She currently works for the Sports Authority of India, but there was a time she used to work in the railways where she was paid 12 thousand a month.

• She was supported by the GoSports Foundation and was provided with financial support; as her parents could not pay for her training.

• Since her childhood, Rani has always dreamt of having a big house for her family; as she spent most of her childhood in a small house. Now, after shining in the sport of Hockey, she owns her dream house. 

• Finally, in 2003, at the age of 9, she started training at the Shahbad Hockey Academy, with the help of Baldev Singh,  a recipient of Dronacharya Award; her then coach and mentor whom Rani considers one of the most important people in her life. 

• She did not find a place in the Indian team for the 2022 FIH World Cup with doubts over her fitness. ^[2]The Hindu

• On 10 August 2023, Hockey India announced Rani as the coach for the Indian under-17 women’s hockey team. While responding to questions about whether this move signalled her retirement, she firmly stated that she was not retiring. Rani also discussed her exclusion from the senior national team, expressing confusion over the decision despite her great performances in National Games after the injury. She suggested that the chief coach Janneke Schopman or the selectors would be the best individuals to explain the reasoning behind this decision. ^[3]The Indian Express