Leslie Fernandez (field hockey)

Leslie Fernandez is a railway worker and former Indian national field hockey goalie.[1] He served as a goalkeeper in the Indian national hockey team which won the gold medal in the 1975 Hockey World Cup.[2][3] and he was educated at Campion Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Tiruchirappalli. He blocked Pakistan's winning goal in the final minutes of the game winning India a gold medal. In tribute, he donated it to the church. He lives in Madras currently with his family.

Leslie Fernandez
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Hockey World Cup
Gold medal – first place1975 Kuala LumpurTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1974 TehranTeam

Notes

  1. Prasad, G. (25 January 2011). "Veteran hockey players delighted with synthetic turf in Tiruchi". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. K. Arumugam (21 February 2010). "1975 WC: A brief of World Cup goldies".
  3. M. S. Unnikrishnan (2 December 2011). "Arjuna Award: Will Charles Cornelius wait for eternity". The Tribune.

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