Lalit Upadhyay

Lalit Upadhyay
Upadhyay in August 2022
Personal information
Full nameLalit Kumar Upadhyay
Born (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder / Forward
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Petroleum Sports Promotion Board - -
– BPCL - -
– Uttar Pradesh Police - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2025 India 183 (45)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2018 Breda
World League
Bronze medal – third place2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 Dhaka
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2016 Kuantan
Gold medal – first place2018 Muscat
Bronze medal – third place2021 Dhaka

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (born 31 December 1993) is a former Indian field hockey player. He was a member of the Indian team that won bronze medals at both the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. In 2021, Upadhyay was honored with the Arjuna Award for his excellence in sports. He has been serving as a Deputy superintendent of police in the Uttar Pradesh Police since 2022.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hapless victim of a TV sting, this hockey player is now a rising star". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "UPADHYAY Lalit". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Olympian made DySP in Uttar Pradesh". The Times of India. 14 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 June 2025.