Broome Pinniger
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Broome Eric Pinniger (born December 28, 1902, date of death unknown) was an India
n field hockey
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
and 1932 Summer Olympics
.
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
, India
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
and 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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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
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.