Eliza Nelson

Eliza Nelson
Born 27 September 1956
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Field hockey player
Known for Women's hockey
Awards Padma Shri
Arjuna Award

Eliza Nelson, née Eliza Mendonca, is an Indian field hockey player[1] and a former captain of the women's national field hockey team of India.[2] Born in a Goan family on 27 September 1956 at Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra, Nelson played for the Indian Railways[2] and led the Indian national team that won the gold medal at the 9th Asian Games held at New Delhi in 1982.[3] She was also a member of the team that secured fourth place at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She received the Arjuna Award in 1981[4] and the Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Indian Sports Portal". Indian Sports Portal. 2015. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Eliza Nelson". Sports Reference. 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Poor planning cost us medal in 1980 Olympics". Times of India. 25 July 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Arjuna Awardees List". News Choupal. 6 August 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2015.



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