Rajendran Absolem Christie (1 July 1938 – 22 December 1992) was 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][5] They also won the silver medal in the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.[6]
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| Full name | Rajendran Absolem Christie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 July 1938 Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, (now in Karnataka, India) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
22 December 1992 (aged 54) Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christy was an alumnus of Bangalore Military School. As a mark of respect, the school Hockey ground was named after him. He died on 22 December 1992 in Bangalore.[7]
References
edit- ^ 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ India's Olympic History Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ 1964 Tokyo Olympics at www.bharathiyahockey.org
- ^ "Olympedia - Rajendra Christy". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ 1968 Mexico Olympics Field hockey Results
- ^ "Men Field Hockey Asia Games 1962 Jacarta (INA) 26.08-03.09 - Winner Pakistan".
- ^ Philar, Anand (24 December 1992). "Christy, a goalie par excellence". The Indian Express. p. 20.
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