Rassie Pieterse

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Rassie Pieterse
Personal information
Full name Erasmus Pieterse
Born (1983-08-23) 23 August 1983 (age 41) [1]
Virginia, Orange Free State, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club The Wanderers Club
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
South Africa 161
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Nairobi
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Ismailia
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

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]

He retired after the Olympics, back to his day job as Managing Director of TK Sports. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Erasmus Pieterse Bio". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Hockey - Men". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Veteran SA hockey player Rassie Pieterse retires after 'lekker' few days at Olympics". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 3 February 2022.


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