Umesh Parag

Umesh Parag

Personal information
Born	(1971-08-15) 15 August 1971
Medal record Men’s Field Hockey Competitor for  New Zealand Commonwealth Games Silver 2002 Manchester Team Competition

Umesh Vasan Parag (born 15 August 1971) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won a silver medal with the team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Parag plays locally for Wellington, and was also a member of the national squad competing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Wellington.

References

• New Zealand Olympic Committee

Umesh Parag – International Tournaments New Zealand squad – 1992 Summer Olympics 1 Daji (c) 2 Leaver 3 Grundy 4 Hobson 5 McLeod 6 Miskimmin 7 Patel 8 Penfold 9 Radovonich 10 C. Russ 11 G. Russ 12 Parag 13 Smith 14 Thornton 15 Anderson 16 Woodley Coach: Towns New Zealand squad – 1997 World Cup Qualifying Tournament 1 Derham 2 Gosling 3 Russ 4 Parag 5 D. Smith 6 Timlin 7 Leaver 8 Buckley 9 Robinson 10 J. Smith 11 Towns 12 Radovonich 13 Tattershaw 14 Van der Bent 15 Anderson 16 Croft Coach: Cahill New Zealand squad – 1998 FIH World Cup 1 Timlin 2 Gosling 3 Derham 4 Parag 5 D. Smith 6 Hastie 7 Leaver 8 Radovonich 9 Robinson 10 J. Smith 11 Towns 12 Gill 13 Tattershaw 14 Hari 15 Anderson 16 Bevin Coach: Cahill New Zealand squad – 1998 Commonwealth Games 1 Timlin 2 Gosling 3 D. Smith 4 Parag 5 McIndoe 6 Hastie 7 Leaver 8 Buckley 9 Robinson 10 Archibald 11 Towns 12 Gill 13 Patel 14 Hari 15 Anderson 16 Bevin Coach: Cahill New Zealand squad – 2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Towns 2 Patel 4 D. Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Hastie 7 Reynold 9 Leaver 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 G. Russ 13 C. Russ 14 Hari 15 Anderson 17 Woolford 18 Burrows 19 Timlin 20 Gill Coach: — New Zealand squad – 2001 World Cup Qualifying Tournament 1 Towns 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Leaver 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 Puna 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 18 Burrows 20 Gill Coach: — New Zealand squad – 2002 FIH World Cup 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 Puna 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 17 Robinson 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Gill 23 Stafford Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2002 Commonwealth Games 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 24 Stafford Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2003 Champions Challenge 1 Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 21 Collins 24 Brooks Coach: Oscroft New Zealand squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 13 Puna 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns