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 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 | Caps | Goals |
| 2009–2021 | England & GB | 195 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 8 June 2021 | |||
Personal life
editIn 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
editPinner 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
editHe 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)
