FULL NAME: Dipsan Tirkey
GENDER: Male
BORN: 15th October, 1998 (Confirmed official date)
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Not known
PLAYING POSITION: Defender
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Kalu Charan Choudhury
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha, India Juniors, India Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Odisha U-21 boys team that won the gold medal in the 2nd Khelo India Youth Games, held at Pune and Mumbai from Jan 7-20, 2019.
*     He was part of the Kalinga Lancers team that emerged champions in the 5th Hockey India League, held from Jan 21 to Feb 26, 2017.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha team that retained the title in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     He was a member of Hockey Odisha team that finished third in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Lancers team that finished runners-up in the 4th Hockey India League, held in India from Jan 18 to Feb 21, 2016.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Odisha team that won the title in the 5th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship, held at Mysore from April 1 to 22, 2015.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the Gold medal at the inaugural Mens Hockey 5s Asia Cup Tournament in Salalah, Oman on 2 September 2023.
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the Bronze medal in the 11th Mens Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia on 1 June 2022.
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the Bronze medal in the 6th Mens Asian Champions Trophy Tournament at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on 22 December 2021.
*     He was the captain of the Indian Youth team that won the Bronze medal in the Five-Nation U-23 Men’s Hockey Tournament, held at Antwerp, Belgium from July 14-21, 2018.
*     He was the captain of the India Junior team that won the two-match practice series 2-0 against Bangladesh men in Bengaluru, June 29-July 2, 2018.
*    He was part of the Indian team that won the Bronze medal in Men’s Hockey World League, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from Dec 1 to 10, 2017.
*     He was part of the Indian team that won the Men’s Asia Cup Gold medal for the third time at Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct 22, 2017.
*     He was a member of the Indian men’s team that won three matches (2 vs Netherlands, 1 vs Australia) and lost two (both vs Belgium) during their Europe tour from August 9 to 16, 2017.
*     He was a member of the Indian team that won the Gold medal in the 8th Junior Men Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, held at Kuantan in Malaysia from Nov 13 to 22, 2015. Hockey India rewarded each player of the team with Rs 1 lakh.

AWARDS/HONOURS:
*     He was conferred with the Ekalabya Award 2017 and a cheque of Rs 5 lakh by IMPaCT at Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar on January 7, 2018.
*     On March 4, 2017, Chief Minister felicitated him with a total cash award of Rs 5.78 lakhs, which included Rs 1 lakh from State Sports Department and Rs 4.78 lakhs from HIL prize money.
*     Bagged the 24th Ekalavya Award first runner-up prize of Rs 50,000 in Bhubaneswar on November 2, 2016.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated him with a cash incentive of Rs 8 lakh on the occasion of National Sports Day in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2017.
*     Good Samaritan Trust felicitated him with the Sportslogon Young Emerging Player of the Year Award and a cash prize of Rs 25,000 in Bhubaneswar on July 10, 2016.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 26 November 2015
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 2 September 2023