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Ravi KAHLON


Ravi Kahlon
Defence
National Team Caps:
42
Height, Weight:191 cm (6'3"), 93 kg (205 lbs)
Date of Birth:May 15, 1979
Birthplace:Victoria, British Columbia
Residence:Victoria, British Columbia
Club:Victoria Selects/Tigers
Athlete Stick Sponsor
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Occupation:
  • Student at Camosum College in Victoria
  • President of the student Council in grade 12

Field Hockey Background
  • Started playing field hockey at age 12 in the Victoria League with his dad;
  • Travel to the Montreal Cup for his first selection in the British Columbia Under-18 Provincial team;
  • Started playing with the Junior National Team soon after (1999) and was named Captain;
  • First international cap in 2000 against Malaysia in Brussels (win 2-1).

Major Competitions

2000 Olympic Games
2000 Olympic Games

Other Competitions
Personal File:
  • Interests (outside field hockey): won the Provincal Basketball Championship with Lambrick Park Secondary High School

  • "Thrill of a lifetime" (given a chance to do anything in the world):
    • stand on the Olympic Podium!

Ravi Kahlon, 1999

Ravi Kahlon, 2000
2000 Olympic Games
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Favorites
Field Hockey Memory:First Cap for Canada against Malaysia!
Female Athlete: Anna kornikova
Male Athlete: Roy Jones Jr
Food: Chicken
Drink: Coke
Country Visited: Spain
Hobby: Basketball and rugby
Actress: Catherina Zeta Jones
Actor: Al Pachino
Movies: Usual Suspects and Scarface
TV Show: Friends, Seinfeld
Books: Hannibal, Think Body Dancing Mind
Singer / Band: Tupac Shakur

"Do not follow where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."



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