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Shankar PREMAKANTHAN


Shankar Premakanthan
Goalkeeper
Height, Weight5'8", 135 lbs
Date of BirthMay 6, 1980
BirthplaceColombo, Sri Lanka
ResidenceOttawa, Ontario
ClubOutaouais F.H.C.


Occupation:
  • student at University of Ottawa (Information Technology and Electrical Engineering)

Field Hockey Background:
  • 1994 and 1996 Ontario Summer Games (Gold Medal in 1996)
  • 1997 Senior and Under-21 National Championships with Ontario
  • 1998 Under-21 National Championship with Ontario
  • 1999 Senior National Championship with Junior National Team
  • Selected to the Junior National Team in 1998 and 1999
  • Selected for a Senior Team National Camp in July 1999 and played one game against USA (win 4-0)

Major Competitions:

2001 Junior World Cup
2001 Junior World Cup

2003 Indoor World Cup
2003 Indoor World Cup


Other Competitions:
Personal File:
  • Interests (outside field hockey): ice hockey (played goaltender at the house league level for many years), soccer; reading novels, listening to music, and art (drawing).

Shankar Premakanthan
Favorites
Female Athlete: Mia Hamm
Male Athlete: Felix Potvin, Hari Kant
Actress: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Actor: Morgan Freeman
Movies:



Adidas
Equipment Sponsor of the Canadian National Teams

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