Rajendran Christie
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| Full name | Rajendran Absolem Christy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 July 1938 Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rajendran Absolem Christy (born 1 July 1938 in Bangalore) is an Indian former field hockey player.[1] He was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan,[2][3] and the bronze medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics at Mexico City, Mexico.[4] They also won the silver medal in the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.[5]
He is an alumnus of Bangalore Military School. As a mark of respect, the school Hockey ground is named after him.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rajendran Christie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ India's Olympic History Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ 1964 Tokyo Olympics at www.bharathiyahockey.org
- ^ 1968 Mexico Olympics Field hockey Results
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