Sumit Mukherjee is an Indian bridge player. He works at the Metro Railway, Kolkata.
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Wiki/Biography
Sumit Mukherjee was born in Kolkata. He completed his schooling at Birati High School, Kolkata. He studied Polymer Science and Technology at Rajabazar Science College, Kolkata. He studied Chemistry at Dum Dum Motijheel College.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Salt and Pepper
Eye Colour: Dark brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about Sumit Mukherjee’s parents and siblings.
Wife & Children
Sumit Mukherjee is married to Preeti Mukherjee. He has a son.
Sumit Mukherjee with his wife, Preeti Mukherjee and their son.
Career
Sumit Mukherjee represented India in the open category.
Sumit Mukherjee with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- Sumit Mukherjee won the 4th Asia Cup Bridge Championship held in Jakarta in 2022.
- Sumit Mukherjee won the prestigious Shree Cement Gold Pairs Championships 2019 at the 61st Winter National Bridge Championship.
Sumit Mukherjee (left) won Sumit Mukherjee won the prestigious Shree Cement Gold Pairs Championships at the 61st Winter National Bridge Championship 2019
Medals
Gold
Silver
- On 6 October 2023, the Indian men’s bridge team including Sumit Mukherjee, Rajeshwar Tewari, Raju Tolani, and Ajay Prabhakar Kahre, clinched a silver medal in the bridge at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.
Sumit Mukherjee (third from the left) with the silver medal along with the team members at Asian Games 2023
Bronze
- In 2018, Sumit Mukherjee won a bronze medal in the Jakarta Asian Games.
Facts/Trivia
- Sumit Mukherjee lives a healthy lifestyle. He does yoga every morning. In an Interview, Debabrata Majumder, a fellow friend of Sumit revealed that,
Sumit Mukherjee spends an hour doing yoga every morning for better concentration. It helps maintain focus at crunch moments. The games often stretch seven to eight hours and it gets tedious.”
- On 7 October 2023, the Ministry of Railways congratulated the Indian bridge men’s team for winning the Silver Medal at the Asian Games 2023. The tweet read,
Silver glimmers with pride! 🥈✨
Congratulations to the Indian Bridge Team for clinching the Silver Medal at the Asian Games. Bridge team member Sumit Mukherjee is a proud member of Railway family. pic.twitter.com/AQcIgucR42
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) October 7, 2023
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