John Peake

Hometown
Age
Peterborough
87
Carrying the Flame through
Carrying the Flame on
John's nomination story

John Peake is an inspirational Olympian having competed in the 1948 Olympic Games which was the first Games after World War II, with very little support or resource to do so. John was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all five matches as forward

(Story as provided by the Torchbearer’s nominator)

Olympic Torch Relay
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