Sanggai Ibemhal Chanu Maimom (born 3 January 1981 in Bashikong, near

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) is a female

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player from

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, who made her international debut for her native country in April 1998 in a friendly against Germany (0–2). She played as a midfielder or as a centre forward. At the 2001 World Cup Qualifier she was named ''Young Player of the Tournament''.

International senior tournaments

* 1998 –

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, Utrecht (12th) * 1998 –

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, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 2001 –

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, Amiens/Abbeville (7th) * 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd) * 2002 –

, Manchester (1st) * 2002 –

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, Busan (4th) * 2003 – Field hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad (1st) * 2004 –

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, New Delhi (1st) * 2006 –

, Melbourne (2nd) * 2006 –

, Madrid (11th)

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1981 births Living people Indian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games field hockey players for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players from Manipur Sportswomen from Manipur 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Asian Games field hockey players for India Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub