Rui Saldanha

Rui Ninnian Saldanha (born 21 October 1947) is a British former field hockey player who represented Kenya, England and Great Britain at international level.

He was part of the British team that competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and later played for England at the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Early life and education Saldanha was born in Saligao, Goa, then part of Portuguese India, and was educated at St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bengaluru. He subsequently lived in Kenya, where he was selected for the national hockey team and represented the country at a tournament in Hamburg in 1966. He later switched to an honours course in economics and psychology at Durham University, where he was a member of Hatfield College, graduating in 1971.

Hockey career After representing Kenya in 1966, Saldanha went on to play internationally for England from 1969. He was also selected for Great Britain and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Personal life Saldanha later worked for the New York Life Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa. In May 1989, he married Indian actress and former Miss India Persis Khambatta at the Polk County Courthouse.