Sumit (Field Hockey) Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Sumit Walmiki
Profession	Field Hockey Player
Physical Stats & More
[1]International Hockey Federation Height	5' 6½" (169 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Field Hockey
International Debut	Team India U-21- 2014 Team India- 2017
Jersey Number	#17 (India)
Domestic/State Teams	• Petroleum Sports Promotion Board • ONGC • Ranchi Rays
Coaches	• Naresh Kumar • Varun Beniwal
Position	Midfielder
Medals	Gold • 2016: Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow • 2017: Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka • 2017: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat • 2023: Asian Games in Hangzhou • 2023: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai • 2023: 37th National Games held in Goa Bronze • 2016-17: Men's FIH Hockey World League • 2017: Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh • 2021: Summer Olympics in Tokyo • 2020: Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka
Awards, Honours	• Ponty Chadha Award for Upcoming Player of the Tournament (2017) • Hero Young Achiever of the Match in a Coal India HIL match for Ranchi Rays (2017) • Man of the Match in a Coal India HIL match for Ranchi Rays (2017) • Felicitated by the Haryana Government for his performance in the Tokyo Olympics (2021) • Arjuna Award (2021) • Felicitated by the Minister of Tamil Nadu State Youth Welfare and Sports Development for completing 100 international matches (2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 December 1996 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	27 Years
Birthplace	Kurad, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sonipat, Haryana
School	HK Senior Secondary School, Sonipat, Haryana
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Valmiki
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Pratap Singh (daily-wage worker) Mother- Darshna Devi (deceased; daily-wage worker)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 • Jai Singh • Amit Singh
Favourites
Hockey Player	Dhanraj Pillay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumit

• He used to participate in wrestling as a young kid. But looking at the requirements of his diet, his parents made him quit wrestling.

• As a kid, he was also interested in playing cricket.

• In an interview, Sumit talked about his journey in hockey and said that one day, his mother asked Amit to take him to play hockey along with him.

• After reaching the playground, the village hockey coach gifted Sumit shoes and a hockey stick on his first day. This motivated him to continue playing hockey.

• As a child, Sumit worked with Amit in Mohan Kamboj Vaishno Dhaba in Murthal, Sonepat, Haryana, and helped him with cleaning the dhaba. Often, the restaurant owners would allow him to take the leftover food for his family.
  

  Sumit (centre) in front of the Mohan Kamboj Vaishno Dhaba

• Sumit has received his training from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence in Bahalgarh, Sonepat.

• He was a member of the winning Indian team at the Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup in 2016.
  

  Sumit (right corner in the first row) with the Junior India team

• He was a member of the Indian team that won the FIH Series Finals held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in 2019.
  

  Sumit in action while playing for India

• He had made a promise to his mother to take her to Tokyo for the Olympics, but she passed away a few months before the Olympics.

• He got a locket made with his mother’s photograph made out of her earrings which he then took to the Tokyo Olympics.

• He is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys working out.
  

  Sumit during a workout session