Leslie Walter Claudius was an Indian field hockey player from Bilaspur.
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13 Facts About Leslie Claudius
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Leslie Claudius studied in South Eastern Railway English Medium School Bilaspur which has produced many national sportsmen.
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Leslie Claudius was the first player ever to earn 100 caps, and competed for India, in addition to the Olympics, on their European tour of 1949, Malaysian tour of 1952, Australian and New Zealand tours of 1955, and at the 3rd Asian Games in 1958.
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Leslie Claudius had joined Calcutta Customs Department as Preventive Officer and retired as Assistant Collector of Customs.
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Leslie Claudius was a member of Calcutta Customs Club and represented the Calcutta Port Customs Commissionerate in the Aga Khan Tournament in 1948.
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Leslie Claudius was a member of India's generation of hockey that won the Olympic gold in 1948,1952 and 1956 and silver in 1960.
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Leslie Claudius was the first hockey player to have competed in four Olympics and the first to earn a hundred international caps.
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Leslie Claudius captained the Indian team for the first team in 1959, with Dhyan Chand, often considered India's greatest hockey player ever as the coach, and led them to the second-place finish at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
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Leslie Claudius was appointed as the manager of the Indian team in 1978 for the Bangkok Asian Games.
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Leslie Claudius's son, Robert, was an Indian international who represented his country at the World Cup in Mexico in 1978.
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Leslie Claudius died after a prolonged battle with cirrhosis of liver.
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Leslie Claudius died in Kolkata on 20 December 2012, after a prolonged battle with cirrhosis of liver.
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