Jo Hunter

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Jo Hunter
Personal information
Born (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33)
Aylesbury, England
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Reading
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013–present England 42 (5)
2017–present Great Britain 32 (1)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 74 (6)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amsterdam
Last updated on: 11 June 2021

Joanne Hunter married name Joanne Pinner (born 27 May 1991) is an English field hockey player who plays for the England and Great Britain national teams. [1]

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Biography

On 4 February 2013 Hunter mader her senior international debut for England against South Africa.

In 2017 she married England hockey goalkeeper George Pinner and played under her married name thereafter. [2]

Hunter played club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Buckingham, [3] Surbiton, Beeston, Leicester and Aylesbury HC. [4]

Pinner became a mother in May 2023 before returning to hockey just four months later in September and joined Reading Hockey Club. [5]

During the 2024–25 Women's England Hockey League season she was part of the Reading team that won the league title. [6]

References

  1. Team England profile
  2. Jo Hunter England Hockey
  3. "Jo Hunter returns to Buckingham after leaving Surbiton". July 2020.
  4. "StackPath".
  5. "Jo Pinner: England and GB hockey player on becoming a mother". BBC Sport. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  6. "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.