PIETERSE Erasmus

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Men	2012	London, GBR

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2010	New Delhi, IND
11	Men	2014	The Hague, NED
16	Men	2018	Bhubaneswar, IND

Africa Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Ismailia, EGY

Rasta, Rassie (Facebook profile, 13 Feb 2020; Athlete, 07 Oct 2010)

Athlete, Director

Business, Management, Marketing - University of Johannesburg/Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Daughter Nina

Afrikaans, English

Maropeng Cavemen [South Africa]

Garreth Ewing [national], RSA

Goalkeeper (Instagram profile, 12 Feb 2020)

Right (Instagram profile, 12 Feb 2020)

2007 for South Africa Against Scotland, in South Africa (SAHA, 18 Oct 2007)

He snapped his Achilles tendon in October 2009 and was unable to play again until 2010. (sascoc.co.za, 02 Feb 2010)

He began playing hockey at age 18. (allthingsjabu.co.za, 22 Jul 2012)

He played different sports throughout his youth, before discovering hockey after an injury. "I started playing hockey at a very late age as it wasn't until university that I decided to play. I was a rugby and cricket athlete who was forced to quit due to injuries. I was the wicketkeeper in cricket, which I figured was most similar to goalie in hockey, so in 2002, I padded up for a low-level university team." (urusports.com, 01 Jan 2016)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Dutch hockey player Guus Vogels, South African hockey player David Reid-Ross. (hockeysa.co.za, 26 Jan 2010)

"The player with the most hunger is usually the most successful." (tk-hockey.com, 07 Feb 2014)

He was named the 2013 Wanderers HC Player of the Year. (thewanderersclub.co.za, 01 Oct 2013)

He was named the 2012 Southern Gauteng Player of the Year. (smarttrainer.co.za, 2012)