George Pinner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Christopher Pinner | ||
| Born |
18 January 1987 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2021 | England & GB | 195 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "PINNER George". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Longmore, Andrew. "Newlyweds George Pinner and Jo Hunter are British hockey's golden couple".
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/oldgeorgianshockey/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARBVofCcMXktQyLdYS1-6Y8BkbIW3WAOj75Mmsg2YBqQMejSOzE7Bj69Lq-CCh9yaugotrCIRVxxHxqY [user-generated source]
- ^ "Richard Mantell and George Pinner named as GB hockey reserves for Olympic Games". PUSH Hockey. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "George Pinner Retires from International Hockey | Great Britain Hockey".
External links
[edit]- George Pinner at the International Hockey Federation
- George Pinner at Olympedia
- George Pinner at Team GB
- George Pinner at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- British male field hockey players
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Sportspeople from Ipswich
- Male field hockey goalkeepers
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Holcombe Hockey Club players
- Beeston Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games