FULL NAME: Gloria Dung Dung
GENDER: Female
BORN: 11 November 1977
PRESENT ADDRESS: Kapurthala Town, Punjab, India.
PERMANENT ADDRESS: At- Goriamal, PO- Kesramal, Dist- Sundargarh, Odisha, India.
FAMILY: Father (David Dung Dung), Mother (Basanti Dung Dung), Husband (Rajendra Bage), Son (Alexjeevan Bage), Daughter (Rose Bage).
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studiied Govt High School, Rourkela and Ranchi University, Jharkhand
PROFESSION: Works at Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala, Punjab. Joined Railways in 1996.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Forward
FIRST COACH: Kalu Charan Choudhury
AWARDS/HONOURS: Received Ekalabya Award as Sportsperson of the Year 1994.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Odisha and Railway in National Hockey Championships for many years.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Made International debut in Test Series vs Germany and Australia, 1993.
*     Represented India in the 6th Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup Tournament held at New Delhi from 14-22 December, 1996.
*     Played around 6 international matces in China, South Korea, Kazakhstan and India.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     She is the first internatonal woman hockey player of Odisha.
*     But despite being the first woman hockey international of Odisha, her contribution is yet to be recognized by the home state.
*     She came to Bhubaneswar on her own to watch matches in FIH Men World Cup 2018.
*     But she never failed to invite Odisha players to her home when they visited Kapurthala.
*     She says, ‘‘If you pay respect to elders, you will get respect from youngsters.’’
*     Joined Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela in 1986 as the youngest trainee, studying Class-IV.
*     When she played for India, the National team had not more than 13 players.
*     Her husband is also a Railway employee.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 18 July, 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 15 October, 2020