Sumit Walmiki (born 20 December 1996), known mononymously as Sumit, is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.[3][4]

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Sumit Walmiki
Personal information
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28)
Sonipat, Haryana, India[1]
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club ONGC
Senior career
Years Team
Punjab SC
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
ONGC
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2016 India U21 12 (0)
2017– India 151 (8)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 Dhaka
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2018 Muscat
Gold medal – first place2023 Chennai
Gold medal – first place2024 HulunbuirTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 Dhaka
World League
Bronze medal – third place2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Lucknow
Last updated on: 5 August 2021
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Hailing from Haryana, Sumit was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[5] He made his senior team debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[6] He won the gold medal as part of the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7]

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