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| fullname = Rajendran Absolem | | fullname = Rajendran Absolem Christie | ||
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| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]],<br/>(now in [[Karnataka]], India) | | birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]],<br/>(now in [[Karnataka]], India) | ||
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'''Rajendran Absolem | '''Rajendran Absolem Christie''' (1 July 1938 – 22 December 1992) was an [[India]]n former [[field hockey]] player.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/rajendra-christy-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033834/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/rajendra-christy-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |access-date=2016-03-29}}</ref> He was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] at [[Tokyo]], Japan,<ref>[http://www.thesportscampus.com/200807016/beijing-2008/india-olympic-history India's Olympic History] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120913011318/http://www.thesportscampus.com/200807016/beijing-2008/india-olympic-history |date=13 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/olympics/golden/1964.htm 1964 Tokyo Olympics at www.bharathiyahockey.org]</ref> and the bronze medal in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] at [[Mexico City]], Mexico.<ref>[http://www.marcolympics.org/jeux/1968/summer/hockey_r.php 1968 Mexico Olympics Field hockey Results]</ref> They also won the silver medal in the [[1962 Asian Games]] at [[Jakarta]], Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/Asia/Men_AG_1962.html|title = Men Field Hockey Asia Games 1962 Jacarta (INA) 26.08-03.09 - Winner Pakistan}}</ref> | ||
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.<ref>{{cite | 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Philar |first1=Anand |title=Christy, a goalie par excellence |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=24 December 1992 |page=20}}</ref> | ||
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{{India FH Squad 1968 Summer Olympics}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Christie, Rajendran}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Christie, Rajendran}} | ||
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| Died | 22 December 1992 (aged 54) Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] They also won the silver medal in the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.[5]
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.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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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