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 $1Mexico City$2, Mexico, 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 (age 87) 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 1964 Tokyo Team 1968 Mexico City Team Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team

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]