Salima Tete Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More
Salima Tete Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More
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Quick Infoâ
Age: 22 Years
Marital Status: Unmarried
Hometown: Simdega
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Hockey Player |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 165 cm** in meters**- 1.65 m** in feet & inches**- 5â 5â** |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 55 kg** in pounds**- 120 lbs** |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 32-28-30 |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Award | âEmerging Player of the Yearâ award at the Asian Hockey Federation Awards (2023)  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 27 December 2001 (Thursday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 22 Years |
| Birthplace | Village Barkichhapar, District Simdega, Jharkhand |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Simdega |
| School | S. S. Girls High School, Simdega, Jharkhand |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Father- Sulakshan Tete (Farmer)  Mother- Subhani Tete (Farmer)  |
| Siblings | Salima Tete has four sisters and one of them is Mahima Tete who is a Hockey player. Salima also has a brother.  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Salima Tete
Salima Tete plays in the midfielder position.
Salima Teteâs father, Sulakshan Tete, played hockey as a defender for many years and encouraged his daughters to do the same. Her father began training her in hockey with sticks made of Sharifa trees.
She joined a hockey academy in Simdega when she was 12 years old and began receiving professional hockey training.
Salima used to actively participate in local tournaments where goats were awarded as prizes.
She was recognised by Manoj Konbegi, the then president of a hockey academy in Simdega when Salima enrolled in a training school in Tumdegi and began competing in regional competitions.
After watching Salimaâs performance in local tournaments, Manoj Konbegi took on the task of encouraging Salimaâs family to enrol her in Simdegaâs professional hockey programme.
Salima loves eating food cooked by her mother, and she always requests her to cook Rajma Chawal whenever she is about to come home after tournaments.
In 2017, she became part of the Indian squad for the 7th Sub Junior National Hockey Championship, which took place in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. Salima represented the Jharkhand hockey team and won the championship.
In 2018, Salima was named captain of the Indian hockey squad for the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Indian team won the silver in the event finals.
In 2021, she was part of the Indian squad at the Tokyo Olympics.
Salima Tete participated and represented India in the 2022 Womenâs FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Valencia, Spain. In the tournament finals, the Indian team defeated Spain and won the tournament by a score of 1-0.
Salima Tete posing with the winning trophy of the Womenâs FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Valencia, Spain (2022)
In the same year, she represented India at the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The Indian team earned the bronze medal in the tournamentâs final.
Salima Tete (extreme left) posing with her winning medal at the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England (2022)
Salima was offered a class third employee position in the Indian Railways in 2021, and she joined both the South Eastern Railway and the Railway Sports Promotion Board hockey teams.
Salima participated in the 2022 Womenâs Hockey Asia Cup which was held in Muscat, Oman in which the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal.
Salima Tete after winning the Womenâs Hockey Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman (2022)
In 2023, she represented India in the 19th Asian Games which were held in Hangzhou, China. The Indian hockey team earned the bronze medal in the championship, defeating Japan by the score of 2-1.
Salima Tete (wearing blue) during a match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China (2023)
In 2023, Salima Tete participated in the 7th Womenâs Asian Champions Trophy, which was held in Ranchi, India, where the Indian hockey team won the title by defeating Japan by the score of 4-0 in the finals.
Salima Tete posing with the winning trophy of the 7th Womenâs Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi, India (2023)
Salima Tete was appointed as the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Athletes Ambassador from India in 2023 for a two-year period, during which she would play a leading role in international athlete representation, growth, and advocacy.
Salima Tete (wearing blue) getting appointed as the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Athletes Ambassador from India (2023)
Salima Tete is a close friends with the Hockey players Nikki Pradhan  and Sangita Kumari .
Salima Tete with Sangita Kumari
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