Rajendran Absolem Christie (1 July 1938 – 22 December 1992) was an Indian former

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. He was the goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

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, Japan, and the bronze medal in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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, Mexico. They also won the silver medal in the

1962 Asian Games ) , Host city = Jakarta, Indonesia , Nations participating = 17 , Athletes participating = 1,460 , Events = 120 in 13 sports , Opening ceremony = 24 August 1962 , Closing ceremony = 4 September 1962 , ...

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, Indonesia. Christy was an alumnus of

Bangalore Military School Rashtriya Military School Bangalore (Rashtriya Military School Bangalore or King George Royal Indian Military College) is a military boarding school in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was established on 1 August 1946 and is one of the only fiv ...

. As a mark of respect, the school Hockey ground was named after him. He died on 22 December 1992 in Bangalore.

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* Olympic field hockey players of India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games 1938 births 1992 deaths Field hockey players from Bangalore Indian male field hockey players Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for India Olympic gold medalists for India Olympic bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Olympic medalists in field hockey {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub