Joseph Galibardy
Olympic athlete
1915 – 2011
Who was Joseph Galibardy?
Joseph "Joe" Deville Thomas Galibardy 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.
Galibardy was born in Calcutta 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.
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- Born
- Jan 10, 1915
India - Also known as
- Joseph Deville Thomas Galibardy
- Died
- May 17, 2011
Walthamstow
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on July 23, 2013
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