Peter Allen Fricker,OAM,[1] (born 12 February 1950)[2] is an Australian sports physician and administrator.
He was born on 12 February 1950 in Adelaide, South Australia[2] to Lyall Petrie Fricker and Lourdes Victoria.
In 1979, he was working in private practice in suburb of Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, taking a special interest in sports medicine.
[2] The Australian Institute of Sport, commonly referred to as the AIS, was established in 1981 but did not initially appoint a full-time doctor.
Fricker treated AIS athletes from his private practice until accepting a full-time role as in 1983.
[9] Fricker has contributed to sports medicine in Australia and internationally through several roles and was a member of the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee and the Anti Doping Research Panel from 2000 to 2005.