Rajendran Christie
Indian field hockey player (1938–1992)
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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 $1Mexico City$2, Mexico, Mexico.[4][5] They also won the silver medal in the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.[6]
Full name
Rajendran Absolem Christie
Born
1 July 1938
Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore,
(now in Karnataka, India)
Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore,
(now in Karnataka, India)
Died
22 December 1992 (aged 54)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Playing position
Goalkeeper
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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]
