Erasmus "Rassie" Pieterse (born 23 August 1983) is a South African field hockey player, who plays as a goalkeeper.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[3]
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| Full name | Erasmus Pieterse | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 August 1983[1] Virginia, Orange Free State, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | The Wanderers Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
He retired after the Olympics, back to his day job as Managing Director of TK Sports.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Erasmus Pieterse Bio". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Hockey - Men". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Erasmus Pieterse". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Veteran SA hockey player Rassie Pieterse retires after 'lekker' few days at Olympics". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
edit- Rassie Pieterse at the International Hockey Federation
- Rassie Pieterse at the South African Hockey Association
- Rassie Pieterse at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Rassie Pieterse at Olympics.com
- Rassie Pieterse at Olympedia
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