Broome Eric Pinniger (28 December 1902 – 30 December 1996) was an Indian
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
player.
Life
Pinniger competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
and
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...
. In 1928 he was vice captain of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played five matches as halfback and scored one goal. Four years later he was again vice captain of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches as halfback. He was born in
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti.
Saharanpur is declared as on ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. He studied at Oak Grove School, Mussoorie.
References
External links
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Broome Pinniger's profile at databaseOlympics
1902 births
1996 deaths
People from Saharanpur
Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh
Olympic field hockey players of India
Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Indian male field hockey players
Olympic gold medalists for India
Anglo-Indian people
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Indian emigrants to Scotland
British people of Anglo-Indian descent
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