Holly Hunt (field hockey)

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Holly Hunt
Personal information
Born (1997-03-15) March 15, 1997 (age 25)
England
Playing position Midfielder or Forward
Club information
Current club Hampstead & Westminster
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– England 2 (1)
2019–present Great Britain 2 (0)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 4 (1)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Last updated on: 13 June 2021

Holly Elizabeth Hunt (born 15 March 1997) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Hampstead & Westminster and the England and Great Britain national teams.

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Hunt won a Commonwealth gold medal at Birmingham in August 2022 with the England hockey team. She scored the first goal in the final in a 2-1 win over Australia. It was the first time in history that England had won the Commonwealth gold.

She was educated at Stockport Grammar School, Stockport, England. [1]

In April 2021 Hunt joined the hockey coaching staff at Pangbourne College, Pangbourne, Berkshire. [2]

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster.

Hunt has also played for University of Birmingham and Bowdon Hightown. [3]

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References

  1. "Holly's GB hockey success". 15 February 2019.
  2. "Holly Hunt joins Pangbourne hockey coaching staff". April 2021.
  3. "New faces to join senior GB teams in 2018 - GB Hockey". Greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2019.