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'''Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh''' is a former Indian [[field hockey]] player who played as a [[Field hockey#Positions|goalkeeper]] and former captain of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest goal keepers in the history of hockey.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/04/olympic-hockey-team-gb-india-defeat Team GB’s hockey hurt goes on after painful Olympic defeat by 10-man India] - The Guardian, 4 August 2024</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran |url=http://hockeyindia.org/team/sreejesh-parattu-raveendran-2.html |publisher= Hockey India |access-date= 5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065118/http://hockeyindia.org/team/sreejesh-parattu-raveendran-2.html |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sreejesh played a vital role in the Indian national team's bronze medal wins at the [[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020]] and [[Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet PR Sreejesh, India's talismanic goalkeeper who led them to first Olympic medal in 41 years|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/pr-sreejesh-india-hockey-bronze-medal-tokyo-olympics-1836963-2021-08-05|access-date=5 August 2021|publisher=India Today|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806085200/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/tokyo-olympics/story/pr-sreejesh-india-hockey-bronze-medal-tokyo-olympics-1836963-2021-08-05|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
▲'''Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh'''
He won an award at the [[FIH Player of the Year Awards]] (2020–21) for the best male goalkeeper.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-sweeps-fih-annual-awards-mens-olympic-champion-belgium-says-this-is-not-normal/articleshow/86807596.cms|title=Hockey: India sweeps FIH annual awards|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 October 2021|access-date=22 April 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403030903/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-sweeps-fih-annual-awards-mens-olympic-champion-belgium-says-this-is-not-normal/articleshow/86807596.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was part of the teams which won gold at the [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] and the [[Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008232508/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played in the [[Hockey India League]] for [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]].▼
▲He won
== Early life ==
Sreejesh was born 8 May 1988, in [[Kizhakkambalam]], a suburb of [[Kochi]] in the state of [[Kerala]], to P. V. Raveendran and Usha, a family of farmers. He completed his primary education in St. Antony's Lower Primary School in Kizhakkambalam and he studied until the sixth standard in St. Joseph's High School in Kizhakkambalam. His brother Sreejith lives in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-07 |title=P. R. Sreejesh Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More |url=https://biographyindia.org/p-r-sreejesh-wiki-height-age-wife-family-biography-more/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Biography India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{
As a kid, he trained as a sprinter, before moving on to [[long jump]] and [[volleyball]]. At 12, he joined the GV Raja Sports School in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. This was where his coach suggested that he take up goalkeeping.<ref name="TH1">{{cite news |title= SHOT stopper |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/shot-stopper/article5323006.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 7 November 2013 |access-date= 2 October 2014 |archive-date= 6 August 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200806143121/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/shot-stopper/article5323006.ece |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="SK1" /> He became a professional after he was picked by hockey coach Jayakumar at the school, following which he played at the school before playing at the Nehru Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title= Goalie extraordinaire |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/goalie-extraordinaire/article1421857.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 2 August 2008 |access-date= 2 October 2014 |archive-date= 4 August 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240804112105/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Goalie-extraordinaire/article15386328.ece |url-status= live }}</ref> He completed his graduation in History from Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy, [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh profile|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5102515&lang=en|publisher=incheon2014ag.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929110825/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5102515&lang=en|archive-date=29 September 2014|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref>
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At the [[2021 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]], on 5 August 2021, Sreejesh played a key role in defeating Germany to clinch the bronze medal for India, their first Olympic medal in hockey for 41 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=മലയാളി മെഡൽ; ശ്രീജേഷിലൂടെ ഹോക്കിയിൽ ഇന്ത്യയ്ക്ക് അഭിമാന വെങ്കലം|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports/specials/olympics-2020/news/india-vs-germany-hockey-match-for-bronze-medal-tokyo-2020-1.5885878|work=Mathrubhumi|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021|language=ml|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826044125/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports/specials/olympics-2020/news/india-vs-germany-hockey-match-for-bronze-medal-tokyo-2020-1.5885878|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Olympic bronze medallist hockey star PR Sreejesh has a road named after him in Kerala |url= https://thebridge.in/hockey/olympic-bronze-medallist-pr-sreejesh-road-named-kerala-24139 |date= 5 August 2021 |access-date= 5 August 2021 |archive-date= 5 August 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210805050339/https://thebridge.in/hockey/olympic-bronze-medallist-pr-sreejesh-road-named-kerala-24139 |url-status= live }}</ref>
Sreejesh was a part of the team that won 2022 Commonwealth Games Silver
He was also played a key role in India's bronze-medal winning journey at the [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-08 |title=PR Sreejesh: The Great Wall of Indian Hockey who helped India script history in Paris Olympics |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pr-sreejesh-the-great-wall-of-indian-hockey-who-helped-india-script-history-in-paris-olympics/articleshow/112382189.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-08-09 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He retired from his international career post the Olympics games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PR Sreejesh : The hockey legend who stood tall in cricket-mad India |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje20v4xlzpo |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
Sreejesh married his longtime girlfriend Aneeshya, a former long jumper and an [[Ayurveda]] doctor.
== Awards and nominations ==
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* 2017 - [[Padma Sri]], the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2017 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=17 February 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815094956/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of Padma awardees 2017 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=25 January 2017 |access-date=17 February 2020 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227043534/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>▼
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* 2021 – [[Khel Ratna Award]], the highest sporting honour of India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=National Sports Awards 2021: Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Mithali Raj Among 9 Others to Get Khel Ratna|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/national-sports-awards-2021-neeraj-chopra-lovlina-borgohain-mithali-raj-among-9-others-to-get-khel-ratna-4396067.html|access-date=2021-11-02|website=News18|language=en|archive-date=3 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103164948/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/national-sports-awards-2021-neeraj-chopra-lovlina-borgohain-mithali-raj-among-9-others-to-get-khel-ratna-4396067.html|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
!Year
* 2022 – World Games Athlete of the Year 2021.<ref>{{Cite web | date=2022-01-31 | title=Sreejesh becomes the second Indian to get World Athlete Of The Year Award | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/sreejesh-becomes-second-indian-to-win-world-games-athlete-of-the-year-award/article38353875.ece#:~:text=Sreejesh%2C%20a%20former%20India%20hockey,International%20Hockey%20Federation%20(FIH).html | access-date=2022-01-31 | website=The Hindu | language=en | archive-date=31 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131162208/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/sreejesh-becomes-second-indian-to-win-world-games-athlete-of-the-year-award/article38353875.ece#:~:text=Sreejesh%2C%20a%20former%20India%20hockey,International%20Hockey%20Federation%20(FIH).html | url-status=live }}</ref>▼
!Award
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|2014
|rowspan=2|[[FIH Player of the Year Awards|FIH Awards]]
|rowspan=2|Male Goalkeeper of the Year
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|2016
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|2017
|[[Padma Sri]]
|Distinguished Contribution in Sports
|{{won}}
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|2020–2021
|[[FIH Player of the Year Awards|FIH Awards]]
|Male Goalkeeper of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian hockey players sweep FIH Stars Awards |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/fih-stars-awards-2020-21-indian-hockey-team-players-winners-list |website=Olympics}}</ref>
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|2021
|[[Khel Ratna Award]]
|Spectacular Performance in the Field of Sports
|{{won}}
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|2022
|[[World Games|World Games Awards]]
|Athlete of the Year
|{{won}}
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|2022
|rowspan=2|[[FIH Player of the Year Awards|FIH Awards]]
|rowspan=2|Male Goalkeeper of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=India's PR Sreejesh, Savita Punia voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeepers of Year |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/hockey/story/india-s-pr-sreejesh-savita-punia-voted-fih-men-s-and-women-s-goalkeepers-of-year-2008605-2022-10-05 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
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|2024
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