Subhadra Pradhan

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| position = Halfback

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Subhadra Pradhan (born 5 June 1986) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team.

Early life

Subhadra Pradhan was born on 5 June 1986 in Saunamara, a small town in Odisha to an Adivasi family. She did schooling in Birsa Munda school{{cite web| title= Subhadra Pradhan - Indian Hockey Team |url= http://www.stick2hockey.com/View-Bio-Data/Subhadra%20Pradhan/13.html |publisher= Stick2hockey |accessdate= 19 July 2013}} and pre-university education in Khalsa College, Patiala.{{cite web |title= Profile of Subhadra Pradhan, Indian Hockey Player in CWG 2010 |url= http://www.delhispider.com/resources/3124-Profile-Subhadra-Pradhan-Indian-Hockey-Player.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100902091131/http://www.delhispider.com/resources/3124-Profile-Subhadra-Pradhan-Indian-Hockey-Player.aspx |url-status= usurped |archive-date= 2 September 2010 |publisher= Delhispider |date= 31 August 2010 |accessdate= 19 July 2013}} She tutored at the Panposh Hockey Hostel at Rourkela during her initial days and started her career in hockey in 1997.

Career

Subhadra Pradhan was included in India's junior team in 2000 and she led the junior team to a third-place finish at the Junior Asia Cup in October/November 2004. She made her senior debut in 2003.{{cite news |title= Woman Hockey Star Subhadra Pradhan marries |url= http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/Women-Hockey-Star-Subhadra-Pradhan-marries/3106.html |publisher= Stick2hockey.com |date= 19 April 2009 |accessdate= 19 July 2013}} She was a part of the senior team that won the gold medal in the 2004 Asia Cup and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2007, Subhadra Pradhan and Jasjeet Kaur became the first Indian women to play for a European club, when they played for the Dutch club HC Den Bosch in 2007.{{cite web |title= First women to play as professionals |url= http://limcabookofrecords.in/recorddetails.aspx?recid=544 |publisher= Limca Book of Records |accessdate= 19 July 2013}}{{cite news |title= Jasjeet, Subhadra to play for Dutch club |url= http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/25/stories/2007082555681800.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120706094845/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/25/stories/2007082555681800.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 July 2012 |date= 25 August 2007 |newspaper= The Hindu |accessdate= 19 July 2013}} She was awarded the 'Player of the Tournament' in the 2009 Asia Cup where India finished second.{{cite news |title= China wins Women's Asia Cup |url= http://www.fih.ch/en/news-2370-china-wins-women-s-asia-cup |publisher= International Hockey Federation |date= 9 November 2009 |accessdate= 19 July 2013}}{{cite news |title= Hockey heroines return to rousing welcome |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091111/jsp/jharkhand/story_11726528.jsp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130359/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091111/jsp/jharkhand/story_11726528.jsp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |newspaper= The Telegraph |date= 11 November 2009 |accessdate= 19 July 2013}}

Personal life

Subhadra Pradhan married Pradeep Naik in April 2009.{{cite magazine |title= Hockey queen Subhadra ties the knot |url= http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=658504 |magazine= Outlookindia |date= 18 April 2009 |accessdate= 19 July 2013}} She is employed with the South Eastern Railway and is currently stationed in Ranchi.

Awards and honours

In 2006, she was given the Ekalavya Award for her contribution to Indian hockey.{{cite news |title= Woman Hockey star Subhadra to receive Ekalabya Award |url= http://news.oneindia.in/2006/05/15/woman-hockey-player-subhadra-to-receive-ekalabya-award-1147762325.html |work= Oneindia |date= 16 March 2006 |accessdate= 19 July 2013}}