# List of National Sports Award recipients in field hockey

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020, a total of one hundred and twenty-three individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in hockey. The four awards presented in hockey are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.
First presented in the year 1961, a total of ninety individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in hockey for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with seven individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 2000, a total of thirteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in hockey for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with five coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 1999–2000, a total of three sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2002, a total of seventeen retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over." One awardee Surjit Singh Randhawa was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously in the year 1998.

## Recipients

Key :
| + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour | # Indicates a posthumous honour |
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender :
| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
| 1999–2000 | Dhanraj Pillay | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2017 | Sardara Singh | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2020 | Rani Rampal | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 2021 | P. R. Sreejesh | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2021 | Manpreet Singh | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2024 | Harmanpreet Singh | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna | Male |
| 1961 | Ann Lumsden | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1961 | Prithipal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1963 | Charanjit Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1964 | Shankar Lakshman | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1965 | Elvera Britto | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1965 | Udham Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1966 | John Peter | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1966 | Sunita Puri | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1966 | Gurbaksh Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1967 | Mohinder Lal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1967 | Harbinder Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1967 | Jagjit Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1968 | Balbir Singh Kular | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1970 | Ajit Pal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1971 | Krishnamurthy Perumal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1972 | Michael Kindo | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1973 | M. P. Ganesh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1973 | O. Mascarenhas | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1974 | Ajinder Kaur | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1974 | Ashok Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1975 | B. P. Govinda | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1975 | Rupa Saini | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1977–1978 | Leslie Fernandez | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1977–1978 | Harcharan Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1979–1980 | Vasudevan Baskaran | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1979–1980 | Rekha B. Mundhphan | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1980–1981 | Eliza Nelson | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1980–1981 | Mohammed Shahid | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1981 | Varsha Soni | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1983 | Zafar Iqbal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1984 | Rajbir Kaur | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1985 | Somiya Maney | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1985 | Prem Maya Sonir | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1986 | Joaquim Carvalho | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1988 | M. P. Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1989 | Pargat Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1990 | Jagbir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1992 | Mervyn Fernandis | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1994 | Jude Felix Sabastian | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1995 | Mukesh Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1995 | Dhanraj Pillay | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1996 | Ashish Ballal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1996 | A. B. Subbaiah | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | Harmik Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | Rajinder Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | Surinder Singh Sodhi | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Baljit Singh Dhillon | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Maharaj Krishan Kaushik | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | S. Omana Kumari | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1998 | Surjit Singh Randhawa$^#$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Mohammed Riaz | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Baldev Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Pritam Rani Siwach | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1999 | Haripal Kaushik $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Balbir Singh Kullar $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Victor Philips $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Ramandeep Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Raghbir Singh Bhola $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Tingonleima Chanu | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2000 | Jalaluddin Rizvi $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Baljit Singh Saini | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Balkrishan Singh $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Madhu Yadav $^+$ | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2001 | Sita Gussain | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2001 | Dilip Tirkey | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Mamta Kharab | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2002 | Gagan Ajit Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2003 | Devesh Chauhan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2003 | Suraj Lata Devi | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2004 | Helen Mary | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2004 | Deepak Thakur | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2005 | Viren Rasquinha | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2006 | Jyoti Sunita Kullu | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2007 | Prabhjot Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2009 | Surinder Kaur | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2009 | Ignace Tirkey | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2010 | Jasjeet Kaur Handa | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2010 | Sandeep Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2011 | Rajpal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2012 | Sardara Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2013 | Saba Anjum Karim | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2015 | P. R. Sreejesh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2016 | V. R. Raghunath | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2016 | Ritu Rani | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2017 | S. V. Sunil | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2018 | Savita Punia | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2018 | Manpreet Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2019 | Chinglensana Kangujam | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2020 | Akashdeep Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2020 | Deepika Thakur | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2021 | Monika Malik | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2021 | Vandana Katariya | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2021 | Dilpreet Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Harmanpreet Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Rupinder Pal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Surender Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Amit Rohidas | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Birendra Lakra | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Sumit Walmiki | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Nilakanta Sharma | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Hardik Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Vivek Sagar Prasad | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Gurjant Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Mandeep Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Shamsher Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Varun Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Simranjeet Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2022 | Deep Grace Ekka | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2023 | Krishan Pathak | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2023 | Sushila Chanu | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2024 | Salima Tete | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2024 | Abhishek Nain | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2024 | Sanjay Rana | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2024 | Jarmanpreet Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2024 | Sukhjeet Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Ashok Diwan | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2003 | Charles Cornelius | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2003 | Dharam Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2004 | Hardayal Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2005 | Rajinder Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2006 | Nandy Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2007 | Varinder Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2008 | Mukhbain Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2012 | Gundeep Kumar | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2013 | Syed Ali | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2014 | Gurmail Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2015 | Romeo James | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2016 | Sylvanus Dung Dung | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2017 | Sumrai Tete | Dhyan Chand Award | Female |
| 2018 | Bharat Chettri | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2019 | Manuel Frederick | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2020 | Ajit Pal Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2021 | Davinder Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2022 | Dharamvir Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2023 | Vineet Kumar Sharma | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2011 | Rajinder Singh Jr. $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2017 | P. A. Raphel $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2018 | Clarence Lobo $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2019 | Merzban Patel $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2020 | Romesh Pathania $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2021 | Sarpal Singh $^+$ | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2000 | Gudial Singh Bhangu | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2002 | Maharaj Krishan Kaushik | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2003 | Rajinder Singh Jr. | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2009 | S. Baldev Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2010 | Ajay Kumar Bansal | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2012 | Harendra Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2013 | Narender Singh Saini | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2020 | Jude Sebastian | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2021 | Pritam Rani Siwach | Dronacharya Award | Female |
| 2023 | Shivendra Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2024 | Sandeep Sangwan | Dronacharya Award | Male |