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 |
