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 ...

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. 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 {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub