Gangotri Bhandari

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Gangotri Bhandari
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1982 DelhiTeam competition

Gangotri (Bhandari) Bist (13 August, 1956 – 10 March, 2026) was a former olympian and international hockey player who played for the Indian Women's Hockey Team. She represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1982 Asian Games along with many other international tournaments. She had also been the vice captain for Indian Women's Hockey Team during the Asian Hockey Championship in Kyoto, Japan in 1981. Post her professional sports career - she worked for NWR Railways as chief office superintendent and lived with her beloved family in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Gangotri (Bhandari) Bist was born at Pauri Garhwal. She was the first daughter of her parents, and had two siblings. She shifted to Jaipur in 1966 and started playing field hockey as a hobby during her schooling and later played for India at national and international levels.

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