Joseph Galibardy
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Representing  India
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1936 Berlin | Team competition |
Joseph Deville Thomas Galibardy (10 January 1915 – 17 May 2011)[1] was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played five matches as halfback.[2]
Career
[edit]Galibardy was born in Madras and received his school education from Goethals Memorial School, Kurseong in India. He visited his alma-mater, when Goethals celebrated its centenary in the year 2007 at the age of 93. Goethals Memorial School is also the alma-mater of his teammate Cyril Michie. Galibardy moved to England in 1956 and lived in Walthamstow, London at the time of his death.[1] He was the last surviving member of the 1936 Indian field hockey team that won the gold medal.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joseph Galibardy passes away". fihockey.org. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "FORMER PLAYER JOSEPH GALIBARDY-INDIANMIRROR". www.indianmirror.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Deville Thomas Galibardy — The Summer Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Galibardy at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Joseph Galibardy at Olympedia (archive)
- Joseph Galibardy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- August 2007 update
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- 1915 births
- 2011 deaths
- Field hockey players from Chennai
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Indian male field hockey players
- Olympic gold medalists for India
- Anglo-Indian people
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Indian emigrants to England
- British people of Anglo-Indian descent