Rajendran Christie
Personal information
Full name Rajendran Absolem Christie
Born (1938-07-01) 1 July 1938
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 place1964 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico CityTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1962 JakartaTeam

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.


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