M. M. Somaya

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Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Delhi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Amstelveen

Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya (born 8 May 1959) is a former Indian field hockey player from Coorg, Karnataka.[1][2] He was a member of Indian squad in many international games, including the team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games.[3] Somaya went on to play two more Olympic Games, viz., the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games. He was the captain of the 1988 Olympics team.[4]

In 2007, Somaya was bestowed the Life Time Achievement award by the .[3] He is also a recipient of Arjuna Award.[5] He has worked for Bharat Petroleum in Mumbai.

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "M. M. Somaya Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Olympians join forces to wrest control of MHA". The Hindu. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Jaspal gets Sportsperson of the Year award". The Hindu. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  4. ^ "'It feels great to put on India jersey'". Indian Express. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Arjuna Awardees". Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2009.


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