FULL NAME: Peter Tirkey
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 1962 (Date not known)
FAMILY: Father (Late Cilvarius Tirkey), Mother (Late Katrina Tirkey)
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Rasarajpur, Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
PRESENT HOME ADDRESS: Rourkela, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Kesramal High School, Sundargarh
PROFESSION: Worked at Larson & Tubro (L&T) from 1982-1987 and at Rourkela Steel Plant from 1988 to 2022. Worked as a coach at SAIL Hockey Academy, Rourkela.
ROLE IN THE HOCKEY: Player-turned-coach
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Self-made player

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS PLAYER:
*     Represented India at the 2nd Junior Men Hockey World Cup, held  in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14 to 28 August 1982.
*     Made debut at Junior National Hockey Championship in 1980 and Senior National Championship in 1981.
*     Represented Odisha in Junior National Championship from 1980 fo 1982.
*     Represented Odisha in Senior National Championship from 1980 to 1991.
*     He was part of the Odisha team that reached semifinals at the Senior National Championship in Jabalpur in 1980.
*     Led Odisha team at the Senior National Championship in 1986.
*     Represented Odisha in Rural National Championship from 1976 to 1979.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     Groomed a number of national and international players including Birendra Lakra, Shilananad Lakra and Pankaj Rajak at SAIL Hockey Academy, Rourkela.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Odisha Government honoured him with Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement and a cheque of Rs 3 lakhs at Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar on 29 August 2023.
*     Retired from RSP on 31 December 2022.
*     He is the first international hockey player from Odisha.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 23 September 2018
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 30 August 2023