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Full name | Rajendran Absolem Christie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, (now in Karnataka, India) | 1 July 1938|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
22 December 1992 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | (aged 54)|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Rajendran Absolem Christie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, (now in Karnataka, India) | 1 July 1938|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
22 December 1992 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | (aged 54)|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]