FULL NAME: Subhalaxmi Barik
GENDER: Female
BORN: 25 June 1989 (Source: Odisha Olympic Association)
DAUGHTER OF: Lingaraj Barik (Father), (Mother)
HOME ADDRESS: Jajpur, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Working as a government forest guard at Bhashma Hightek Nursery in Sundargarh since 2012.
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
NATIONAL:
* She was part of the Odisha women team that won the rugby sevens Gold medal at the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 30 September 2022.
* She was part of the Odisha women team that won the Bronze medal in the 9th Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship at Pataliputra Sports Complex in Patna, Bihar on 12 June 2022.
* She was a member of the Odisha women team achieved a hat-trick by winning the third successive title in Societe Generale Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship, held at Pataliputra Stadium in Patna from August 11-13, 2017.
* She was part of the Odisha team that won the title in the Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship, held at Pataliputra Stadium in Patna (Bihar) from August 5 to 7, 2016. She also won the prize as best woman player of the tournament.
INTERNATIONAL:
* She was part of the Indian women team that won the Silver Medal at the Asia Rugby Seven Trophy in Jakarta on 11 August, 2019.
* She was part of the Indian women 15s team that made history by winning their first-ever test match and a Bronze Medal in the Asia Rugby Women Championship in Manila, Philippines on 22 June 2019.
* She was a member of the Indian team that won the Silver medal in the Asian Women’s Rugby Seven Trophy, was held at Vientiane in Laos on February 17 and 18, 2017.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
* On 27 Dec 1012, she sat on a hunger strike to protest against harassment by senior officers, who she alleged tortured her physically and mentally ever since she raised her voice against irregularities at her workplace.
* Her brother Shakti Ranjan Barik is a powerlifter and bagged gold for India at Commonwealth Powerlifting and Benchpress Championship in South Africa.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 10 August 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 3 October 2022