Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke is an Indian hockey player who plays as a midfielder.
Wiki/Biography
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke was born on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 in Asu village, Satara district, Maharashtra (20 years old; as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
Body measurements (approximately): 30-28-30
family
Parents and siblings
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke’s father, Vitthal Phalke, was a farmer and had previously been a wrestler. Her mother was a housewife; however, not much information is available about her siblings.
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke with her parents
husband
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke is unmarried.
Profession
hockey player
In 2017, Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke participated in the 7th Indian Junior Hockey Women’s National Championship in Ramanathapuram, her first junior national championship. In 2019, she participated in the 9th Indian Junior Hockey Women’s National Championship held in Kollam, Kerala. After performing well at the National Junior Championships, she was selected for the Indian Junior Training Camp. In 2021, she represented the Indian Women’s Junior Hockey Team in the International Hockey Federation Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa, where the Indian team finished fourth. In September 2022, she was selected for the national senior training camp after three years of service on the junior hockey team. In 2021, Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke was announced as the captain of the 20-member Indian junior women’s ice hockey team for the 2021 U-23 Five Nations Championship in Dublin, Ireland. She also represented Indian Oil Women’s Hockey in 2023 and won the title in the finals of the 3rd Hockey India National Inter-Divisional Championship held in New Delhi.
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke (above, fourth from left) receives the 2023 3rd Indian Hockey Inter-Divisional National Championship Trophy
In the same year, Vaishnavi Vittal Phalke was selected into the Indian hockey team to participate in the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. The Indian hockey team defeated Japan with a score of 2-1 to win the bronze medal in this tournament.
Vaishnavi Vittal Phalke poses with the bronze medalist at the 19th Asian Games in China
In the same year, Vaishnavi Vittal Falk also participated in the Women’s Youth Asian Cup held in Kakamigahara, Japan, where the Indian team won the final.
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke poses with the trophy at Women’s Youth Asia Cup 2023
She made her senior team debut in the 2023 South Africa tour, which was held in Cape Town. She was selected as a midfielder and scored 3 goals in the game. In 2023, Vaishnavi won the biennial Six Nations Women’s Asian Champions Cup in Ranchi, India, with the Indian women’s team.
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke poses with 2023 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy
Favorites
- Movie: “Chad!” India’ (2007)
Facts/Trivia
- Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke’s father participated in ‘Kersari Kusthi’, a regional wrestling competition in Maharashtra; however, due to financial constraints, he could not continue with the sport.
- Vaishnavi fulfilled his father’s lifelong dream of playing for India.
- Vaishnavi tried different sports before choosing hockey as her career choice.
- In 2011, her father sent her to the Government Sports College in Pune for basic hockey training, and later admitted her to the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Balewadi in Pune for professional hockey training.
- At age 8, Vaishnavi regularly watched her father play hockey, and as her interest in the sport grew, she eventually began competing against boys.
- Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke loves traveling and likes to go to the beach in her free time.
Vaishnavi Vithhal Phalke having fun on the beach in Chennai
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education