Manuel Frederick
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| Born |
20 October 1947 Burnassery, Kannur district, Madras Province, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
31 October 2025 (aged 78) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manuel Frederick (20 October 1947 – 31 October 2025) was an Indian field hockey player who played as goalkeeper from Kannur district in Kerala. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was the first Keralite to win an Olympic medal. The second Keralite to win an Olympic medal is P. R. Sreejesh who won a bronze on 5th August 2021 in Tokyo Olympics. Both medals for Kerala have come via the goalkeepers of the National Hockey Team.[1]
Manuel Frederick was born on 20 October 1947; at Burnasserry in Kannur district of Kerala state to Joseph and Sara.[1] Before starting to play hockey, he played football for B.M.P U.P. School in Kannur.[1]
In 2019, he was awarded Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[1]
Frederick died on 31 October 2025 at the age of 78.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Manuel Fredericks, Kerala's only Olympic medalist recommended for Dhyan Chand Award 2019". Mathrubhumi. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Manuel Frederick, 1972 Olympic bronze medallist, passes away
External links
[edit]- Manuel Frederick at DatabaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Manuel Frederick at Olympedia
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