Rajendran Christie Explained

Rajendran Christie
Fullname:	Rajendran Absolem Christie
Birth Date:	1 July 1938
Birth Place:	Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, (now in Karnataka, India)
Death Place:	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Position:	Goalkeeper

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]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/rajendra-christy-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033834/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/rajendra-christy-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2016-03-29.
2. http://www.thesportscampus.com/200807016/beijing-2008/india-olympic-history India's Olympic History
3. http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/olympics/golden/1964.htm 1964 Tokyo Olympics at www.bharathiyahockey.org
4. Web site: Olympedia - Rajendra Christy . olympedia.org . . 24 July 2022.
5. http://www.marcolympics.org/jeux/1968/summer/hockey_r.php 1968 Mexico Olympics Field hockey Results
6. Web site: Men Field Hockey Asia Games 1962 Jacarta (INA) 26.08-03.09 - Winner Pakistan.
7. News: Philar . Anand . Christy, a goalie par excellence . The Indian Express . 24 December 1992 . 20.