Adam Sinclair (field hockey)
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Antony Sinclair | ||
| Born |
29 February 1984 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2005-2008 | Chennai Veerans | ||
| 2007 | Schwarz – Weiss Köln | ||
| 2006 | IOB | ||
| – | Chennai Cheetahs | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| – | India | 90 | |
Adam Antony Sinclair (born 29 February 1984) is an Indian field hockey player from Tamil Nadu. Among other leading sporting events he was a member of the Indian field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
Sinclair hails from Coimbatore. While at school, he was the best in field hockey at Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore.[1] He captained the school team and led the school to win many tournaments. He was elected Head Boy for 2001. He was also the captain of the "Panthers" and led them to victory in the Intra School Sports Event in 2001. He did further studies in PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore.
Career
He made his international debut in May 2004 during a Four Nation Tournament in Gifu (Japan). Sinclair has played for the Chennai Veerans, Chennai Cheetahs[2] has played club hockey in Germany, and as of September 2011 was playing center-forward for the Indian Overseas Bank hockey team.[3]
Athletics
Sinclair has also won accolades and medals as an athlete in the triple jump, high jump and long distance running events.
