Jasjeet Kaur Handa

Jasjeet Kaur Handa
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Field Hockey
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bangkok
Asian Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Busan
Junior Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Hyderabad

Jasjeet Kaur Handa (born 20 December 1987, Shahabad Markanda, Haryana) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and was part of the team that won the gold at the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.

In 2007, Jasjeet Kaur and Subhadra Pradhan became the first Indian women to play for a European club, when they played for the Dutch club HC Den Bosch in 2007.[1][2]

She was given the Arjuna award in 2010.

References


  1. ^ "First women to play as professionals". Limca Book of Records. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Jasjeet, Subhadra to play for Dutch club". The Hindu. 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2024.