John Peake (field Hockey)
John Morris Peake (26 August 1924 – 30 March 2022) was a British and English international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Early life Peake was born on 26 August 1924 and attended St Faith's School in Cambridge, and was a student there from 1931 to 1938. Following this he won a scholarship to Repton School, after which he went on to read mechanical engineering at Clare College, Cambridge where he met his future wife. Peake was a reserve for England at squash. Peake also made it through two rounds of qualifying to get into Wimbledon, however he lost when he needed one more set to get in. During the Second World War Peake joined the Royal Navy. 1948 London Olympics In June 1946 London was awarded the 1948 Olympics, the 1944 Games had originally been intended to be hosted by London but was cancelled due to the Second World War. Peake was selected for the Olympic team early in 1948 and had very little time to train with the team, he later s ...
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