Peter Paul Fernandes

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Peter Paul Fernandes M.B.E (15 September 1916 – 24 January 1981)[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FERNAPET01 Peter Fernandes] Olympic Database Retrieved 17 September 2010. was an Indian field hockey player who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.[http://olympics.about.com/lw/Sports-Recreation/Amateur-sports/Mens-Field-Hockey.htm Field Hockey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916225513/http://olympics.about.com/lw/Sports-Recreation/Amateur-sports/Mens-Field-Hockey.htm |date=2010-09-16 }} About.com Retrieved 17 September 2010. His selection made him the first Goan to represent India in hockey at the Olympics.[http://karachigoans.com/kga/about-us-gymkhana.html About us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207155724/http://karachigoans.com/kga/about-us-gymkhana.html |date=2011-02-07 }} Karachi Goans Association. Retrieved 17 September 2010 He attended Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi.[http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/01/service-to-god-and-country.html Dawn May 1, 2011] He also played in nine first-class cricket matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/lists/102/manual |title=Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 July 2020}}