Personal information | |
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Nationality | Singaporean |
Born | 26 March 1936 |
Sport | |
Sport | Field hockey |
Club | Railway Recreation Club, Singapore |
S. Jeyathurai (born 26 March 1936) is a Singaporean field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]
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The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.