George Pinner

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George Pinner
Personal information
Full name George Christopher Pinner
Born (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 (age 36)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Old Georgians
Senior career
YearsTeam
0000–2006 Ipswich
2006–2014 Beeston
2014–2019 Holcombe
2019–present Old Georgians
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2021 England & GB 195 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012–13 New Delhi Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Last updated on: 8 June 2021

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.

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Personal life

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. In 2017 Pinner married England hockey international Jo Hunter. [2]

Club career

Pinner plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians. He has also played club hockey for Ipswich, Beeston and Holcombe. [3] 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. [4]

International career

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. [5] He won goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2016 Champions Trophy before heading off to Rio for his first Olympics as the first goalkeeper. On 4 November 2021 he announced his retirement from International Hockey [6]

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References

  1. "PINNER George". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. Longmore, Andrew. "Newlyweds George Pinner and Jo Hunter are British hockey's golden couple".
  3. "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  4. https://www.facebook.com/oldgeorgianshockey/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBVofCcMXktQyLdYS1-6Y8BkbIW3WAOj75Mmsg2YBqQMejSOzE7Bj69Lq-CCh9yaugotrCIRVxxHxqY [ user-generated source ]
  5. "Richard Mantell and George Pinner named as GB hockey reserves for Olympic Games". PUSH Hockey. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. "George Pinner Retires from International Hockey | Great Britain Hockey".