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George Pinner
Personal information
Full name George Christopher Pinner
Born (1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 (age 37)
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
0000–2006 Ipswich
2006–2014 Beeston
2014–2019 Holcombe
2019–present Old Georgians
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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
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.

Personal life

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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

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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

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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]

References

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  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".
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