Arumugam Vijiaratnam

Arumugam Vijiaratnam

hockeyplayer

BIRTHDAY August 24, 1921
BIRTH SIGN Virgo
BIRTHPLACE Singapore
AGE ? years old
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ABOUT ARUMUGAM VIJIARATNAM

The first Singaporean to represent Singapore in four sports, including as a hockey player in the 1956 Olympics.

He studied at Kuala Limpur Technical College and Brighton College of Advanced Technology.

He is the first Singaporean engineer, as well as first pro-chancellor of Nanyang Technical University.

He received government scholarships to fund his schooling.

He and Australian Betty Cuthbert competed in the 1956 Olympics.