Gangotri Bhandari

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.

Personal life 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.

Career

National tournaments

Year Tournament 1974 XI Jnr Women' National Hockey Championship in Trivandrum 1974 Senior Women's National Hockey Championship in Jaipur 1976 XXX Senior Women's Hockey National Championship in Goa 1976 XXX Women's Hockey National Championship in Pune (Runners up) 1976 II National Sports Festival for Women in New Delhi 1977 All India Guru Nanak Women's Hockey in Chandigarh 1977 Inter Zonal Hockey Championship in Patiala (Gold Medal) 1977 Inter Railway Women's Hockey Championship (Winner) 1978 Inter Railway Women's Hockey Championship (Winner) 1980 Rajasthan State Women's Sports Festival in Ajmer 1980 V National Sports Festival for Women in Jabalpur 1980 Abel David Memorial Trophy in Pune (Winner) 1980 34th Women's Hockey Championship in Indore (Winner) 1981 XXXV Senior National Women's Hockey Championship in Ahemdabad (Winner) 1982 II Begum Rasul Trophy Tournament in Pune (Gold Medal) 1982 XXXVI al Women's Hockey Championship in Calicut (Winner)

International tournaments 1979 2nd World Hockey Championship at Vancouver Canada 1980 Olympic Games in MOSCO (4th place) 1981 Asian Hockey Championship KYOTO Japan (Gold Medal) 1981 Querdr Angular Tournament at Japan (Gold Medal) 1982 Indo/German test match in India (Winner) 1982 Begam Resool Tournament at Pune (Gold Medal) 1982 Indo/German test match in Germany (Winner) 1982 Indo/Russia test match in Moscow 1982 Indo/Russia test match in India (Winner) 1982 IX Asian Games Delhi (Gold Medal) 1983 World Cup at Kuala Lumpur

Achievements

Gangotri (Bhandari) Bist played for the Indian Women's Hockey Team in 1980 MOSCOW Olympics where the team stood 4th position.

She also played in 2nd World Hockey Championship at Vancouver, Canada in 1979 and World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1983.

Gold Medals Year Tournament 1982 IX Asian Games at Delhi 1981 Asian Hockey Championship KYOTO Japan 1981 Querdr Angular Tournament at Japan 1982 Begam Rasool Tournament at Pune

Awards

Year Award 1982 Manik Swarn Padak 1984 Rajat Jayanti Puraskar 1985 The Eminent Youth 1989 Aravali Award 1991 Nahar Samman Puraskar 1994 Maharana Pratap Award