Jyoti Sunita KULLU

Last Updated : June 2006

Jyoti Sunita Kullu at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad
Photograph by Vino John of The Hindu

PERSONAL
Date of Birth October 9, 1978
Height 153 cm
Weight 43 kg
Birthplace Sundargarh, Orissa (Adivasi)
Marital Status Married in April 2006 to Albert Tete, hockey player
Languages  
Education Standard 12th
Occupation Works for Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala

Photo by Sandeep Saxena of Sportsar

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of Pamposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela (spent 5 years)
Kapurthala Hockey Academy (Punjab)
Team Rail Coach Factory, Punjab
City Kapurthala
Position Left Winger / Centre-forward
Awards Arjuna Puraskar (2007)
TOURNAMENTS
Senior Nationals Aug 2003 - Lucknow (1st), 7 GOALS
Hat-trick against Haryana in semi-final
Mar 2002 - Jalandhar (1st), 9 GOALS
Highest Goal Scorer of the Tournament
National Games Dec 2002 - Hyderabad
Nov 2001 - Ludhiana (3rd), Played for Punjab
Federation Cup Jul 1999 - Tirupati (2nd)
Inter-Railway Championships Jan 2003 - Delhi

Jyoti in the pool match against South Africa in the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad (PTI)

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
International Debut 1996 - Delhi - Indira Gandhi Gold Cup
Total Matches 179, at the end of the 2006 Asian Games
World Cup May 1998 - Utrecht (LAST), 1 GOAL
Asian Games Dec 2006 - Doha (Bronze), Captain, 5 GOALS
Flag bearer of the Indian contingent for the Opening Ceremony
Oct 2002 - Busan (4th), 1 GOAL
Member, All-Star Asian Games Team
Dec 1998 - Bangkok (2nd), 3 GOALS
Asia Cup Feb 2004 - Delhi (1st), 1 GOAL
Dec 1999 - Delhi (2nd), 3 GOALS
Commonwealth Games Mar 2006 - Melbourne (2nd), 2 GOALS
Jul/Aug 2002 - Manchester (1st), 4 GOALS
Highest scorer for India in 2002 Commonwealth Games
Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th)
Afro-Asian Games Oct 2003 - Hyderabad (1st), 5 GOALS
Indira Gandhi Gold Cup 1996 - New Delhi
Olympic Qualifier Mar 2000 - Milton Keynes - 10th (Last), 1 GOAL
World Cup Qualifier Sep 2001 - France (7th)
Aug 1997 - Harare, Zimbabwe (4th)
1996 - Port of Spain
Champions Challenge Feb 2002 - Johannesburg (3rd), 5 GOALS
Highest scorer of the tournament
African Tour Feb 2002 - Kenya
Feb 1998 - South Africa - 3-Nation Tournament (Last)
Jul 1997 - Kenya
American Tour Apr 1998 - Springfield, Massachusetts (USA) - 4-Nation Tourney (LAST)
Asian Tour Aug 2005 - Singapore - 4-Nation Tournament (1st)
Jun 2005 - Seoul - 6-Nation KT Cup (5th)
1996 - China
Australian Tour May 1999 - Perth - 4-Nation Telstra Challenge (3rd)
Apr/May 1999 - Canberra - 4-Nation Telstra Challenge (3rd)
European Tour Jul 2003 - Russia - 3-Nation Tournament (1st), 1 GOAL, VICE-CAPTAIN
Jun 2002 - Manchester - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd), 2 GOALS
April 1998 - Test Series vs. Germany (Lost 0-2)
New Zealand Tour Jun 2001 - 4-Test Series (Tied 2-2), 1 GOAL
Aug 1999 - 3-Test Series (Lost 1-2)