Karinervanda M Somanna

Karinervanda M Somanna a sportsperson was born on October l 21st 1985 in Palangala Virajpet, Kodagu. He is an international hockey player who has Ekalavya award to his credit. At the age of 12 he started playing hockey.

Family

Father

Karinervanda Mandappa

Mother

Karinervanda Indira

Brother

Karinervanda Bopanna

Education

• He did his schooling in St Joseph’s college Bangalore in 2000
• Completed his 12^th in St Joseph’s junior college in 2002
• He did his BA (Bachelor of Arts) from St Joseph’s Arts and Science College in 2005

Career

• Somanna was trained at NISC and Sai sports hostel in Bangalore in 1997.

Achievements

• He represented Karnataka state sub junior nationals 2000 held at Nalagonda Andhra Pradesh (Winners)
• He represented Karnataka state senior national Championship 2005 held at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• He represented Karnataka state senior national Championship 2006 held at Jalandhar, Punjab
• He represented Karnataka state senior national Championship 2011 held at Bophal, Madhya Pradesh (Silver)
• He represented Karnataka state senior national Championship 2012 held at Bangalore, Karnataka (Bronze)
• He represented Karnataka state senior national Championship 2013 held at Pune, Maharashtra (Bronze)
• He represented Chennai Warriors Team in the Chennai premier hockey League 2006
• He represented Chennai Warriors Team in the Chennai premier hockey League 2007
• In the International Level he represented the Asian indoor games 2007 held at Macau China (3^rd place) and scored 10 Goals

Awards

• He received the Ekalavya award in 2013 for his outstanding performance.
• KOA Award in 2009 by Karnataka Olympic Association, Bangalore

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