Rui Saldanha

Rui Saldanha
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1947-10-21) 21 October 1947 (age 76)
Sport
SportField hockey

Rui Ninnian Saldanha (born 21 October 1947) is a British Indian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Saldanha, originally from Nairobi, Kenya and of Goan ancestry, graduated from Durham University (Hatfield College) with a degree in Economics and Psychology in 1971 – his academic finals having been delayed for one year because of his commitments with the England hockey team and his election as President of the Durham University Athletic Union (DUAU).[2][3]

Before applying to Durham, Saldanha spent one year as a student at London Hospital Medical College.[3]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rui Saldanha Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Results of Final Examinations held in June 1971". Durham University Gazette (18): 13. 1971. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Durham: Hatfield College Trust. p. 224.