Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya-Hockey

Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya a famous Kodava sportsperson was born on 8th May 1959 in Kodagu. He is a former Indian field hockey player from Kodagu, Karnataka.

Family

Father:

Maneyapanda Ponappa Muthanna

Mother:

Gangamma (Thamane: Codanda)

Brother:

Cariappa (Pravin)

Wife:

Shami (Thamane: Kutetira)

Son:

Harsha

Date of Birth

8th May 1959

Education

School

St Mary’s Boys high school Mumbai

College

St.Xavier’s college. Mumbai

Achievements

• He was a member of Indian hockey squad in many international games, including the team that won the Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games.
• Somaya also played two Olympic Games, The 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games.
• He was the captain of the 1988 Olympics team and was placed in 6th position.

Awards

• In 2007 Somaya was awarded the Life Time Achievement award by the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board.
• He is also a recipient of Arjuna Award

Carrer 

• Served with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd for over three decades and retired as an Executive Director