Leslie Hammond
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Leslie Charles Hammond (4 March 1905 – 26 June 1955) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928, he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches as back. Four years later, he was again a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. This time, he played one match as back. He was born in Madras, India.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Leslie Hammond at the Olympics". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ↑ "How India won its first Olympic hockey gold". Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links
- This article has no link in Wikidata
- Leslie Hammond's profile at databaseOlympics
- Leslie Hammond's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Ramola, Ajay (6 August 2016). "Olympians from Mussoorie schools who made India proud". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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- 1905 births
- 1955 deaths
- Field hockey players from Chennai
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Indian male field hockey players
- Olympic gold medalists for India
- Anglo-Indian people
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Indian emigrants to Australia
- Australian people of Anglo-Indian descent