Broome Pinniger
{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1902–1996)}}
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Broome Eric Pinniger (28 December 1902 – 30 December 1996) was an Indian field hockey player.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/broome-eric-pinniger|title=Broome Eric PINNIGER|access-date=4 October 2022}}
Early life
Pinniger was born in Saharanpur, India. He studied at Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, India.
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Participation in Olympics
He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 1928, he was vice-captain of the Indian field hockey team which won the gold medal at Amsterdam. He played five matches as centre-half and scored one goal.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Four years later, he was again a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at Los Angeles. He played two matches as centre-half.
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070214065215/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PINNIERI01 Broome Pinniger's profile at databaseOlympics]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235301/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/eric-pinniger-1.html Broome Pinniger's profile at Sports Reference.com]
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Category:People from Saharanpur
Category:Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh
Category:Olympic field hockey players for India
Category:Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Category:Indian male field hockey players
Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Olympic gold medalists for India
Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey
Category:Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Indian emigrants to Scotland
Category:British people of Anglo-Indian descent
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