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George Pinner

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George Pinner
Personal information
Born (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 (age 38)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Old Georgians
Senior career
Years Team
–2006 Ipswich
2006–2014 Beeston
2014–2019 Holcombe
2019–present Old Georgians
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2009–2021 England & GB 195 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing England
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Amstelveen
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2012–13 New Delhi Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team

George Christopher Pinner (born 18 January 1987) is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Old Georgians and from 2009 to 2021 played for the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Pinner, born in Ipswich, played club hockey for Ipswich until 2006 when he joined Beeston in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division.[2] While at Beeston, he made his senior international debut in 2009 against the Netherlands and his tournament debut at the 2011 Champions Trophy. He was the reserve goalkeeper at the 2012 Olympic Games.[3]

In June 2012 he was one of seven GB hockey athletes to pose for the centerfold of Cosmopolitan magazine as part of a campaign to raise awareness of male cancers and the Everyman cancer charity.[citation needed] Pinner represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he won a bronze medal.[4]

After the Commonwealth Games, Pinner joined Holcombe for the 2014/15 season[5] and won goalkeeper of the tournament for Great Britain at the 2016 Champions Trophy before heading off to Rio for his first Olympics as the first choice goalkeeper at the 2016 Olympic Games.[6][7]

In 2017 Pinner married England international Jo Hunter[8] and represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[9]

On 30 May 2019 it was announced that he was joining Old Georgians ahead of their first season in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division.[10]

On 4 November 2021 he announced his retirement from International Hockey.[11] At Old Georgians, Pinner was part of the team that won two league and cup doubles during the 2021-22 season and 2022-23 seasons and the league title during the 2023-24 season.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "PINNER George". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  3. ^ "Richard Mantell and George Pinner named as GB hockey reserves for Olympic Games". PUSH Hockey. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: England's team". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon Hockey Club hungry to make championship finals after recruiting 'strong' team". South West Londoner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Team GB name hockey squads for summer Olympics in Rio". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  8. ^ Longmore, Andrew. "Newlyweds George Pinner and Jo Hunter are British hockey's golden couple".
  9. ^ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  10. ^ https://www.facebook.com/oldgeorgianshockey/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBVofCcMXktQyLdYS1-6Y8BkbIW3WAOj75Mmsg2YBqQMejSOzE7Bj69Lq-CCh9yaugotrCIRVxxHxqY [user-generated source]
  11. ^ "George Pinner Retires from International Hockey | Great Britain Hockey".
  12. ^ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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