Leo Pinto

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Olympic medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Gold	1948 London	Team Competition

Leo Pinto (April 11, 1914 – August 10, 2010) was a field hockey goalkeeper from India (of Portuguese descent), who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

In the 1948 final against England, Pinto was fouled. He removed his pads and took the bully and scored goal number four against the England captain. That leaves him unique as a goalie who scored.

References

Bharatiya Hockey
Leo Pinto's obituary

Persondata
Name	Pinto, Leo
Alternative names
Short description	Field hockey player
Date of birth	April 11, 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	August 10, 2010
Place of death

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