Devesh Chauhan

Devesh Singh Chauhan (born November 12, 1980 in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 2000. Chauhan represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, in 2000 (Sydney, Australia) and in 2004 (Athens, Greece), where India finished in seventh place on both occasions.

PERSONAL
Date of Birth	November 12, 1980
Height	178 cm / 5' 10"
Weight	77 kg / 170 lb
Birthplace	Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
Marital Status	Married to Shamita Bahaduria on December 14, 2004
Languages	Hindi, English
Education	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Occupation	Indian Oil Corporation
Hobbies	Watching Movies
Address in India

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Product Of	Lucknow Sports Hostel Air India Hockey Academy, New Delhi
Team	Indian Oil Corporation
City	New Delhi
Position	Goalkeeper
Awards	2004 - Arjuna Puraskar 2001 - Lakshman Puraskar (UP Govt.)
TOURNAMENTS
Junior Nationals	June 1999 - Bangalore Jun-Jul 1997 - New Delhi
Beighton Cup	Mar/Apr 2003 - Kolkata (2nd)
Muruguppa Gold Cup	Aug 2001 - Chennai (1st) - IHF Juniors
Lal Bahadur Shastri Tournament	Nov/Dec 2003 - Delhi (1st)

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
Matches	64 (post 2002 World Cup)
Goals Allowed	??
Olympics	Aug 2004 - Athens (7th) Sep 2000 - Sydney (7th)
World Cup	Feb/Mar 2002 - Kuala Lumpur (10th)
Champions Trophy	Dec 2004 - Lahore (4th) Aug 2003 - Amstelveen (4th) Aug/Sep 2002 - Cologne (4th)
Asian Games	Oct 2002 - Busan (2nd) Member of All-Star Asian Games team
Asia Cup	Sep 2003 - Kuala Lumpur (1st)
Afro-Asian Games	Oct 2003 - Hyderabad (1st)
Champions Challenge	Dec 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (1st)
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup	Aug 2001 - Kuala Lumpur (5th)
Indo-Pak Hockey Series	Sep/Oct 2004 (Lost 2-4)
Junior World Cup	Oct 2001 - Hobart (1st)
Junior World Cup	Oct 2001 - Hobart (1st)
Junior Asia Cup	May 2000 - Kuala Lumpur (2nd)
African Tour	Feb 2000 - Cairo - Akbar el Yom Tourney (3rd)
Australian Tour	Apr 2004 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST) Apr 2004 - Canberra - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd) Jun 2003 - Sydney - 3-Nation Tournament (1st) May/Jun 2003 - Perth - 3-Nation Tournament (2nd) Jun 2002 - Melbourne - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd) May/Jun 2002 - Adelaide - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd) Apr 2000 - Sydney - 4-Nation Tournament (3rd) Apr 2000 - Perth - 4-Nation Tournament (1st)
European Tour	Aug 2004 - Leverkusen - 3-Test Series vs. Ireland (Won 2-1) Jul 2004 - Dusseldorf - 4-Nation Tournament (2nd) Jun/Jul 2004 - Amstelveen - 4-Nation Tournament (LAST) Mar 2004 - Madrid - Olympic Qualifier (4th) Jun 2003 - Hamburg - 4-Nation Panasonic Masters (1st) Aug 2002 - Amstelveen - Rabobank 4-Nation Tournament (LAST) Jul 2001 - Edinburgh - World Cup Qualifier  (5th) Jul 2001 - Milton Keynes - 4-Nation Castrol Festival (1st) Aug 1999 - Poznan - 8-Nation Junior Challenge (2nd)
New Zealand Tour	Jun 2001 - 4-Test Series (Lost 1-2)
Test Series at Home	Dec 2004 - Delhi - 2-Test Series vs. France (Lost 0-1) Nov 2004 - Chandigadh - 2-Test Series vs. Spain (Tied 1-1) Feb 2004 - Hyderabad - 3-Test Series vs. Netherlands (Lost 0-2) Feb/Mar 2001 - 3-Test Series vs. Germany (Lost 1-2)