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Leslie Claudius

1927 - 2012

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Leslie Walter Claudius (25 March 1927 – 20 December 2012) was an Indian field hockey player from Bilaspur. He studied in South Eastern Railway (Now SECR) English Medium School Bilaspur, which has produced many national sportsmen. Leslie Claudius shares with Udham Singh the distinction of being one of the only two Indian players to win four Olympic medals in field hockey. To his gold medals in 1948, 1952 and 1956, he added a silver in 1960 when he captained the team that reached the final against Pakistan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leslie Claudius is the 2,330th most popular athlete (up from 2,470th in 2019), the 967th most popular biography from India (up from 987th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leslie Claudius ranks 2,330 out of 6,025. Before him are Eva Korpela, Wesley Coe, Petru Iosub, David Smith, Aldo Tarlao, and Hans van Helden. After him are Nezha Bidouane, Gerd Kanter, Inta Kļimoviča, Celina Jesionowska, Magdalena Neuner, and Charles Hefferon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Leslie Claudius ranks 456. Before him are Ted Burgin, John Rhodes, Tim O'Connor, Johnnie Ray, Alan Geldard, and Archie Scott Brown. After him are Harry Gallatin, Guy Mitchell, Prem Nazir, Porter Wagoner, Vin Scully, and Mehdi Hassan. Among people deceased in 2012, Leslie Claudius ranks 456. Before him are Mike Kelley, Arthur Jensen, Philippe Bugalski, Reginald Hill, Eduard Ivanov, and Kitty Wells. After him are Alan McDonald, John Arden, Dubravko Pavličić, Alan Cottrell, Fontella Bass, and Andrew Sarris.

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In India

Among people born in India, Leslie Claudius ranks 967 out of 1,861. Before him are Jadav Payeng (1963), Medha Patkar (1954), Alka Yagnik (1966), G. N. Ramachandran (1922), Aasif Mandvi (1966), and Teejan Bai (1956). After him are Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Amol Palekar (1944), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Vasundhara Raje (1953), Joseph Galibardy (1915), and Boman Irani (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Leslie Claudius ranks 8. Before him are Balbir Singh Sr. (1923), Charles Gmelin (1872), Launceston Elliot (1874), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Fauja Singh (1911), and P. T. Usha (1964). After him are Udham Singh (1928), Richard Allen (1902), Deepika Kumari (1994), Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Bombayla Devi Laishram (1985), and Laxmirani Majhi (1989).

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