Joseph Galibardy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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field hockey player
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Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
About Joseph Galibardy
- Joseph "Joe" Deville Thomas Galibardy (10 January 1915 – 17 May 2011) 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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