Rajendran Christie
Personal information
Full name Rajendran Absolem Christie
Born (1938-07-01) 1 July 1938 (age 84)
Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore,
(now in Karnataka, India)
Died 22 December 1992(1992-12-22) (aged 54)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Playing position Goalkeeper
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Jakarta Team

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ India's Olympic History Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today
  3. ^ 1964 Tokyo Olympics at www.bharathiyahockey.org
  4. ^ "Olympedia - Rajendra Christy". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ 1968 Mexico Olympics Field hockey Results
  6. ^ "Men Field Hockey Asia Games 1962 Jacarta (INA) 26.08-03.09 - Winner Pakistan".
  7. ^ Philar, Anand (24 December 1992). "Christy, a goalie par excellence". The Indian Express. p. 20.

External links


India squad – 1962 Asian Games – Silver medal
India squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (7th Title)
India squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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