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| Born | Q1.1948 Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter C. Freitag (born Q1.1948) is a former British hockey international and coach.
Biography
[edit]Freitag studied at University of London and represented Middlesex at county level.[1] He played club hockey for Old Kingstonians Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[2]
In 1972 he was captain of England’s indoor team and joined Cranleigh School, where he helped the school improve their hockey profile.[3]
While at Old Kingstonians, Freitag was selected by England for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur[4][5] and was selected by England again for the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup.[6][7]
He later played for and became Vice President of the Old Cranleighan Hockey Club[8] and was assistant coach to the women national team for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[9]
He moved to Australia and coached Suburban Lions Hockey Club in Western Australia.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Prosser is captain". Evening News (London). 11 December 1968. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Tonight's Sportsreel". Evening News (London). 24 October 1970. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "A century of Cranleigh Hockey". Old Cranleighan Society. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "England name hockey squad". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 December 1974. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hat-tricks, hospitality and honour: recalling the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup". The Hockey Museum. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "4th World Cup, Buenos Aires 1978". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Presidents And Vice Presidents". Old Cranleighan Hockey Club. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Olympic Games / Olympic Countdown - Hockey: Gold standard on the move". The Independent. 19 July 1992. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey. Peter Freitag with his son, Simon Freitag, are working together for Subs". Westpix. 9 May 1993. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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