Rengasamy Ramakrishnan

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Rengasamy Ramakrishnan
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1953-06-18) 18 June 1953 (age 69)
Sport
Sport Field hockey
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Tehran Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Bangkok Team

Rengasamy Ramakrishnan (born 18 June 1953) is a Malaysian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rengasamy Ramakrishnan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.