Sumit Walmiki

{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}

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{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Sumit Walmiki

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sonipat, Haryana, India{{cite news|title=Sumit draws inspiration from hockey stars Sardar, Manpreet|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sumit-draws-inspiration-from-hockey-stars-sardar-manpreet-2373397|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=DNA India|date=29 March 2017}}

| height = 169 cm{{cite web |title=SUMIT |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/sumit__70521__4212 |website=www.worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=26 February 2019}}

| position = Midfielder

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| clubs1 = Punjab SC

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| clubs2 = Petroleum Sports Promotion Board

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| clubs3 = ONGC

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| clubs4 = Hockey Haryana

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| clubs5 = Hyderabad Toofans

| years5 = 2024–

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| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016

| nationalteam1 = India U21

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–

| nationalteam2 = India

| nationalcaps2 = 152

| nationalgoals2 = 8

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{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Hangzhou|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Dhaka|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Muscat|}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Chennai|}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Hulunbuir|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Dhaka|}}

{{MedalCompetition|World League}}

{{MedalBronze|2016–17 Bhubaneswar|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Lucknow|}}

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Sumit Walmiki (born 20 December 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.{{cite news|title=As hockey regains its place in the sun, Bengal experts rue lack of basic infra|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/as-hockey-regains-its-place-in-the-sun-bengal-experts-rue-lack-of-basic-infra/articleshow/85121490.cms|work=The Times of India|date=7 August 2021}}{{cite news|title=Haryana CM announces Rs 4 crore for Ravi Dahiya, Rs 2.5 crore each for Surender Kumar and Sumit Walmiki|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-cm-announces-rs-4-crore-for-ravi-dahiya-rs-2-5-crore-each-for-surender-kumar-and-sumit-walmiki-7440179/|work=The Indian Express|date=5 August 2021}}

Hailing from Haryana, Sumit was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.{{cite news|last1=Vasavda|first1=Mihir|title=Hockey Junior World Cup: Fathers at wheel the driving force for seven in team|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/fathers-at-wheel-the-driving-force-for-seven-in-junior-hockey-team-4432911/|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=18 December 2016}} He made his senior team debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.{{cite news|title=Hockey World League Semi-finals: India's Rupinder Pal Singh, SK Uthappa ruled out of tournament|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/hockey-world-league-semi-finals-indias-rupinder-pal-singh-sk-uthappa-ruled-out-of-tournament-3631523.html|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=Firstpost|date=14 June 2017}} He won the gold medal as part of the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.{{Cite web |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou}}