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Indian field hockey player (1915–2011)

Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team competition

Joseph Deville Thomas Galibardy (10 January 1915 – 17 May 2011) 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.

Career

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. He was the last surviving member of the 1936 Indian field hockey team that won the gold medal.

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Galibardy passes away". fihockey.org. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. "FORMER PLAYER JOSEPH GALIBARDY-INDIANMIRROR". www.indianmirror.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. 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.

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India squad – 1936 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd Title)
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