Vandana Katariya
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Katariya in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 April 1992 Roshnabad, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand, India) | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Uttar Pradesh Hockey | ||
| – | Railways | ||
| 2025– | Rarh Bengal Tigers | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–2025 | India | 320 | (98) |
Medal record | |||
Vandana Katariya (born 15 April 1992) is a former Indian field hockey player who played as a forward for the Indian national team. After representing India in 320 matches and scoring 158 goals, she announced her retirement from international hockey on 1 April 2025. As of that date, she holds the record for the most caps in Indian women's hockey.
Vandana rose to prominence in 2013, being India's top goal-scorer in the 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, where India won a bronze medal; she scored five goals in the tournament, the third by any player. She is an ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign.
She was a part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games and represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has cited Argentine Luciana Aymar as her favorite player.
In March 2022, Kataria was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in recognition of her distinguished contribution in the field of sports.