Eric Pearce
Olympic athlete
1931 –
Who is Eric Pearce?
Eric Robert Pearce is a former international field hockey player who represented Australia at four Olympics Games and numerous other international matches. In his home state of Western Australia, he dominated the game as a striker for 19 years. Eric is one of five international-level hockey playing brothers, the others being Cec, Mel, Gordon and Julian. His daughter Colleen Pearce was part of the Australian national hockey team that came third at the 1983 World Cup and fourth at the 1984 Olympics. He is considered to be one of the finest field hockey players to have represented Australia.
Following the partition of India, his father Cec and elder brothers Cec and Mel settled in Perth, Western Australia in 1947. His mother Gladys, Eric and his two other brothers followed in the following year. The Anglo-Indian family had intended on settling in Victoria but instead chose to say in Western Australia.
In the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne he joined with Gordon and Mel in the Australian team. He also competed in 1960 Olympics in Rome, the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Eric was the Australian team flag-bearer at the 1968 Games. In the 1964 Games he scored Australia's only two goals allowing his team to beat Pakistan for the first time. In the 1968 Games he scored all eight goals in one match against Japan, his biggest tally in an international match.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Oct 29, 1931
- Also known as
- Eric Robert Pearce
- Lived in
- Western Australia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Eric Pearce." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/eric_pearce>.
Discuss this Eric Pearce biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In