List of National Sports Award recipients in field hockey explained

National Sports Awards in Hockey
Subheader:Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
Awarded For:Various sports honour of India
Sponsor:Government of India
Location:Rashtrapati Bhavan
Country:Republic of India
Presenter:President of India
Firstawarded:1961
Lastawarded:2022
Award1 Type:Total awarded
Award1 Winner:123
Award2 Type:Awards

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award., a total of one hundred and twenty-three individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in hockey. The four awards presented in hockey are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.

First presented in the year 1961, a total of ninety individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in hockey for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with seven individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 2000, a total of thirteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in hockey for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with five coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 1999–2000, a total of three sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2002, a total of seventeen retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over." One awardee Surjit Singh Randhawa was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously in the year 1998.

Recipients

Key
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RecipientAwardGender
1999–2000Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2017Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2020Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
2021Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male
2021Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male
1961Arjuna Award Female
1961Arjuna Award Male
1963Arjuna Award Male
1964Arjuna Award Male
1965Arjuna Award Female
1965Arjuna Award Male
1966Arjuna Award Male
1966Arjuna Award Female
1966Arjuna Award Male
1967Arjuna Award Male
1967Arjuna Award Male
1967Arjuna Award Male
1968Arjuna Award Male
1970Arjuna Award Male
1971Arjuna Award Male
1972Arjuna Award Male
1973Arjuna Award Male
1973Arjuna Award Female
1974Arjuna Award Female
1974Arjuna Award Male
1975Arjuna Award Male
1975Arjuna Award Female
1977–1978Arjuna Award Female
1977–1978Arjuna Award Male
1979–1980Arjuna Award Male
1979–1980Arjuna Award Female
1980–1981Arjuna Award Female
1980–1981Arjuna Award Male
1981Arjuna Award Female
1983Arjuna Award Male
1984Arjuna Award Female
1985Arjuna Award Male
1985Arjuna Award Female
1986Arjuna Award Male
1988Arjuna Award Male
1989Arjuna Award Male
1990Arjuna Award Male
1992Arjuna Award Male
1994Arjuna Award Male
1995Arjuna Award Male
1995Arjuna Award Male
1996Arjuna Award Male
1996Arjuna Award Male
1997Arjuna Award Male
1997Arjuna Award Male
1997Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Female
1998Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Female
1999Arjuna Award Male
1999Arjuna Award Male
1999Arjuna Award Male
1999Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Female
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Female
2001Arjuna Award Female
2001Arjuna Award Male
2002Arjuna Award Female
2002Arjuna Award Male
2003Arjuna Award Male
2003Arjuna Award Female
2004Arjuna Award Female
2004Arjuna Award Male
2005Arjuna Award Male
2006Arjuna Award Female
2007Arjuna Award Male
2009Arjuna Award Female
2009Arjuna Award Male
2010Arjuna Award Female
2010Arjuna Award Male
2011Arjuna Award Male
2012Arjuna Award Male
2013Arjuna Award Female
2015Arjuna Award Male
2016Arjuna Award Male
2016Arjuna Award Female
2017Arjuna Award Male
2018Arjuna Award Female
2018Arjuna Award Male
2019Arjuna Award Male
2020Arjuna Award Male
2020Arjuna Award Female
2021Arjuna Award Female
2021Arjuna Award Female
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2021Arjuna Award Male
2022Arjuna Award Female
2002Dhyan Chand Award Male
2003Dhyan Chand Award Male
2003Dhyan Chand Award Male
2004Dhyan Chand Award Male
2005Dhyan Chand Award Male
2006Dhyan Chand Award Male
2007Dhyan Chand Award Male
2008Dhyan Chand Award Male
2012Dhyan Chand Award Male
2013Dhyan Chand Award Male
2014Dhyan Chand Award Male
2015Dhyan Chand Award Male
2016Dhyan Chand Award Male
2017Dhyan Chand Award Female
2018Dhyan Chand Award Male
2019Dhyan Chand Award Male
2020Dhyan Chand Award Male
2021Dhyan Chand Award Male
2022Dhyan Chand Award Male
2011Dronacharya Award Male
2017Dronacharya Award Male
2018Dronacharya Award Male
2019Dronacharya Award Male
2020Dronacharya Award Male
2021Dronacharya Award Male
2000Dronacharya Award Male
2002Dronacharya Award Male
2003Dronacharya Award Male
2009Dronacharya Award Male
2010Dronacharya Award Male
2012Dronacharya Award Male
2013Dronacharya Award Male
2020Dronacharya Award Male
2021Dronacharya Award Female

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