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'''Gavin Ferreira''' is a former international [[field hockey]] player who resides in [[Orlem]], [[Malad]]. He is an alumnus of [[St. Anne's High School, Orlem|St Anne's High School, Orlem]] and [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St Xavier's College, Mumbai]].<br />
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He has represented [[India]] in various field hockey tournaments internationally including the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] where he was one of the highest goal scorers for the Indian hockey team.<ref>http://www.sportsbharti.com/Hockey/Hockey-Olympic%20Games(result6).htm</ref><br />
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He has represented [[India field hockey team|India]] 118 times in International field hockey tournaments across the world and has scored 39 field goals.<br />
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Because of his various achievements in domestic and international hockey, Gavin is a part of the hall of fame of the Mumbai Hockey Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mumbaihockey.org/hall-of-fame.html|title=The Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd}}</ref><br />
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In 2007 Gavin coached the Indian hockey team in a miniaturised version of the game. This was a six-a-side hockey competition that was a part of the Indoor Asian Games held in Macau, China from 26 October – 3 November 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/now-its-hockeys-turn-to-shrink/ | title=Now it's hockey's turn to shrink | author=Laxminegi | newspaper=The Indian Express | date=23 September 2007 | accessdate=28 March 2021 }}</ref><br />
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Gavin was an assistant coach to the [[Delhi Wizards]] hockey team for the 2012 [[World Series Hockey]] held in India in 2012.<br />
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In 2015, Gavin organised a franchised based [[Rink Hockey]] tournament called the Mumbai Rink Hockey League (MRHL)<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Mumbai-Rink-Hockey-League-1808479719379030/?fref=ts</ref> at [[Malad]] Gymkhana. The tournament ran from 1–5 December 2015.<ref>http://www.mid-day.com/articles/malad-to-host-ipl-style-rink-hockey-league-in-december/16613192</ref> It was won by the Poisar Pirates and was hailed as success in the media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/mumbai-north/poisar-pirates-emerge-champions-mumbai-rink-hockey-league-77978|title=Poisar Pirates emerge champions in the Mumbai Rink Hockey League|date=2015-12-07|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref><br />
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