TIRKEY PETER


Gender : Male
Father : Late Cilvarius Tirkey
Mother : (Late Katrina Tirkey
Address : Rasarajpur, Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
Present Address : Rourkela, Odisha, India
Education : Studied at Kesramal High School, Sundargarh
Occupation : Worked at Larson & Tubro (L&T) from 1982-1987 and at Rourkela Steel Plant from 1988 to 2022. Worked as a coach at SAIL Hockey Academy, Rourkela.
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Coaching From : Self-made player
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OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* Represented India at the 2nd Junior Men Hockey World Cup, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14 to 28 August 1982.
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* Made debut at Junior National Hockey Championship in 1980 and Senior National Championship in 1981.
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* He was part of the Odisha team that reached semifinals at the Senior National Championship in Jabalpur in 1980.
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* Led Odisha team at the Senior National Championship in 1986.
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* Represented Odisha in Rural National Championship from 1976 to 1979.
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Groomed a number of national and international players including Birendra Lakra, Shilananad Lakra and Pankaj Rajak at SAIL Hockey Academy, Rourkela.
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Odisha Government honoured him with Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement and a cheque of Rs 3 lakhs at Lok Seva Bhawan,
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* Retired from RSP on 31 December 2022.
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* He is the first international hockey player from Odisha.

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