Leslie Claudius
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Leslie Walter Claudius (born March 25, 1927 in Bilaspur
) was an India
n field hockey
player, of Anglo-Indian
descent. In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri
. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records along with Udham Singh
for having won the maximum number of Olympic medals in field hockey.
His son, Robert Claudius, was also an Indian international who represented his country at the World Cup in Mexico in 1978. Robert died in a road accident.
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
) was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player, of Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent...
descent. In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records along with Udham Singh
Udham Singh (field hockey)
Udham Singh originally from Sansarpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India had played 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo as a member of Indian Hockey team and won three gold and a silver medals...
for having won the maximum number of Olympic medals in field hockey.
His son, Robert Claudius, was also an Indian international who represented his country at the World Cup in Mexico in 1978. Robert died in a road accident.