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



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