LAKRA Birendra

Date of Birth: 3 Feb 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.62/5'3''

Place of birth: ROURKELA

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : ROURKELA

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Men IND India	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M02 NZL New Zealand 2 IND India 3	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M07 IND India 1 AUS Australia 7	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M14 IND India 3 ESP Spain 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M21 IND India 3 ARG Argentina 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M27 JPN Japan 3 IND India 5	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Quarter-final #M33 IND India 3 GBR Great Britain 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Semi-final #M36 IND India 2 BEL Belgium 5	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Bronze Medal Match #M37 GER Germany 4 IND India 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Men	2012	London, GBR

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	Bhubaneswar, IND
9	Men	2014	The Hague, NED

FIH Pro League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2020

Champions Trophy

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Breda, NED

World League Final

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2016/2017	Bhubaneswar, IND

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2018	Indonesia

Occupation:

Wife Rashmita Kerketta, one son

Languages spoken:

English, Hindi, Oriya

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited [India]

Graham Reid [national] AUS

Position style:

Defender (hockeyindia.org, 14 Dec 2017)

Right (odishtoday.com, 27 Feb 2012)

Sporting relatives:

His brother Bimal and his sister Asunta have represented India in hockey. (ranchirhinos.com, 21 Jan 2014)

2012 for India Against South Africa (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 04 May 2015)

In 2016 he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his knee during a Hockey India League [HIL] fixture. The injury meant he was unable to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sportstarlive.com, 28 Nov 2017)

He was influenced by his older brother Bimal, who also played the sport. (ranchirhinos.com, 21 Jan 2014; bharatiyahockey.org, 01 Jan 2004)

India hockey player Dilip Tirkey. (sportskeeda.com, 16 Jan 2013)

Philosophy:

"Don't run behind success, but run behind excellence. Success will definitely come your way." (Facebook profile, 20 Jan 2018)

In 2015 he received the Biju Patnaik Award as the Outstanding Sportsperson in Bhubaneshwar, India. He also received the 2014 Dhruv Batra Award as Male Player of the Year at the annual Hockey India awards ceremony. (orisports.com, 11 Dec 2017; sportstarlive.com, 28 Nov 2017)

General Interest

General
POSITION
He began his career as a forward, but some of his coaches felt his balance and technical understanding would be better suited to playing deeper. He first withdrew into a midfield role before finally becoming a defender. "It took some time getting used to it. But as a modern-day hockey player you have to [be able to] play in all positions. The flow of the game is such that you need to be comfortable everywhere on the pitch. But it is tough for me to control my attacking instincts at times." (indianexpress.com, 03 Dec 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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