Helen Mary Innocent

Last Updated : June 2006

Helen Mary with the 2003 Afro-Asian Games gold medal in Hyderabad
Photograph by Vino John of The Hindu

PERSONAL
Date of Birth March 14, 1977
Height 165 cm
Weight 65 kg
Birthplace Kerala
Marital Status Married to Lakshman Rao in 2003
(Forward in Karnataka Police hockey team)
One Son - Gavin Rao (born in 2007)
Languages Malayalam, Kannada
Education B. Com. (2nd Year)
Occupation Works for Central Railway in Mumbai

Helen Mary brings one of her 2 saves against South Africa in the Afro-Asian final tie-breaker
Photograph by Vino John of The Hindu

DOMESTIC CIRCUIT
Team Central Railway
City Mumbai
Position Goalkeeper
Awards Arjuna Puraskar (2005)
TOURNAMENTS
Senior Nationals Mar 2006 - Delhi (1st)
Jun/Jul 2005 - Delhi (Joint 1st)
Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Aug 2003 - Lucknow (1st)
Mar 2002 - Jalandhar (1st)
Sep/Oct 1998 - Chennai (1st)
Inter-Railway Championships Jan 2003 - Delhi

Helen Mary being chaired by teammates after the Afro-Asian Games final

INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
International Debut 1992 - Test Series against Germany
World Cup May 1998 - Utrecht (LAST/12th)
Asian Games Oct 2002 - Busan (4th)
Dec 1998 - Bangkok (2nd)
Asia Cup Feb 2004 - Delhi (1st), Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Dec 1999 - Delhi (2nd)
Commonwealth Games Mar 2006 - Melbourne (2nd)
Jul/Aug 2002 - Manchester (1st)
Sep 1998 - Kuala Lumpur (4th)
Afro-Asian Games Oct 2003 - Hyderabad (1st)
Saved 2 strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India
Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Oct 2005 - Delhi (2nd), Captain
1996 - New Delhi
Olympic Qualifier Mar 2000 - Milton Keynes (LAST/10th)
World Cup Qualifier Sep 2001 - France (7th)
Aug 1997 - Harare, Zimbabwe (4th)
1996 - Port of Spain
Champions Challenge Feb 2002 - Johannesburg (3rd)
African Tour Feb 2002 - Kenya
Feb 1998 - South Africa - 3-Nation Tournament (LAST)
Jul 1997 - Kenya
American Tour Apr 1998 - Springfield, Massachusetts (USA) - 4-Nation Tourney (LAST)
Asian Tour Aug 2005 - Singapore - 4-Nation Tournament (1st), Captain
Jun 2005 - Seoul - 6-Nation KT Cup (5th), Captain
1996 - China
Australian Tour Apr/May 2004 - 3-Test Series (Lost 0-2)
May 1999 - Perth - 4-Nation Telstra Challenge (3rd)
Apr/May 1999 - Canberra - 4-Nation Telstra Challenge (3rd)
European Tour Jul 2003 - Russia - 3-Nation Tournament (1st)
April 1998 - Germany - Lost 0-2
New Zealand Tour May 2004 - 4-Test Series (Lost 0-2)
Jun 2001 - 4-Test Series (Tied 2-2)
Aug 1999 - 3-Test Series (Lost 1-2)
Test Series 1992 - vs. Germany
1996 - vs. Uzbekistan