Arumugam Vijiaratnam was the only Singaporean who represented his country in four sports - hockey, cricket, football and rugby - doing so from 1946 to 1956. He was the first Singaporean engineer.
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Arumugam Vijiaratnam was the only Singaporean who represented his country in four sports - hockey, cricket, football and rugby - doing so from 1946 to 1956. He was the first Singaporean engineer. A top civil servant, Vijiaratnam represented Singapore at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in hockey, where he was instrumental in the 6-1 rout of the United States.
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Athlete
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deceased
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Lived 1921 to 2016 · aged 94
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