Broome Pinniger

Broome Eric Pinniger (28 December 1902 – 30 December 1996) was an Indian field hockey player.

Life

Pinniger 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. He studied at Oak Grove School, Mussoorie.

References

External links

Broome Pinniger's profile at databaseOlympics

Broome Pinniger's profile at Sports Reference.com

1902 births

1996 deaths

People from Saharanpur

Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh

Olympic field hockey players for 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