Rajendran Christie

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]

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

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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