Piet Bromberg Explained

Birth Date:4 March 1917
Birth Place:The Hague, the Netherlands
Death Date:27 July 2001 (aged 84)
Death Place:Wassenaar, the Netherlands
Sport:Field hockey
Club:HHIJC, Den Haag
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Pieter "Piet" Marie Johan Bromberg (4 March 1917 – 27 July 2001) was a Dutch field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He played all seven matches as forward and scored seven goals. After retiring from competitions he became a hockey coach, and between 1961 and 1969 trained the national team.

Career

Bromberg played in Singapore with a Netherlands East-Indies team in 1937. He played club hockey in Singapore between 1937 and 1940, captaining the S.C.C. team. His stick-work and speed earned him the nickname 'the flying Dutchman'.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FORMER S.C.C. HOCKEY CAPT. IN DUTCH XI . . 12 May 2022 . 7 . 11 August 1948.