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Ollie Payne

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Ollie Payne
Personal information
Full name Oliver John Payne
Born (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
Totnes, England
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Holcombe
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2017 Dart Hockey Club
2017–2020 Durham University
2020–present Holcombe
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 England & GB U21 26 (0)
2020–present England & GB 35 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Valencia

Oliver John Payne (born 6 April 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Holcombe and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1]

Personal

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Payne studied Sports and Exercise Science at Durham University.[2]

Club career

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Payne plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Holcombe.[3]

International career

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Payne was the goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.[4] On 28 May 2021, he was selected as the first goalkeeper in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[5] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ollie Payne joins GB men's senior squad". GB Hockey.
  2. ^ "Alumni in Team GB hockey squad 2024". Durham University. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "New player - Ollie Payne". Holcombe Hockey Club.
  4. ^ "Player Awards". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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