Back ڤاندانا كاتاريا ARZ বন্দনা কাটারিয়া Bengali/Bangla Vandana Katariya French वंदना कटारिया Hindi Vandana Katariya ID ವಂದನಾ ಕಟಾರಿಯಾ Kannada വന്ദന കടാരിയ Malayalam वंदना कटारिया Marathi Vandana Katariya NB ବନ୍ଦନା କଟାରିଆ OR
 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– | India | 320 | (98) |
Medal record | |||
Vandana Katariya (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian field hockey player. She plays as a forward in the Indian national team. 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.
Kataria has played for the senior national team in more than 200 international matches. 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.[1]
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.[2][3]
- ^ "Indian hockey team stronger with Vandana Kataria: Poonam Rani". 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Vandana Katariya on being conferred with the Padma Shri: I feel extremely honoured - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2022: Vandana Katariya Honoured With Padma Shri After Tokyo Olympics Show". News18. 26 January 2022.