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Mervyn Fernandis

Mervyn Fernandis is a former Indian hockey player. Mervyn played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 1970s. His name become synonymous with Indian hockey. He was a consistent performer for the Indian team. Mervyn with his body-serve and excellent finish was an exceptional forward. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow.

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Mervyn Fernandis
Personal information
Born (1959-04-12) 12 April 1959
Ambernath
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionInside Right
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Indian Airlines - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– India -
Medal record
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Men's Field Hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
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Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Delhi Team
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Amstelveen

Mervyn Fernandis (born 12 April 1959) is a former Indian hockey player. Mervyn played for the famous Indian Airlines hockey team in the 1970s.1 His name become synonymous with Indian hockey. He was a consistent performer for the Indian team. Mervyn with his body-serve and excellent finish was an exceptional forward. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow.2

His father, Joe Fernandes, was the coach in P.M.M Inner wheel school (Ambernath) for a very long period of time before retiring few years ago due to old age.

References

References

  1. "MHA embraces hockey stars". DNA India. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. "India's Olympics history". The Sports Campus.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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