Hollie Pearne-Webb, MBE (born 19 September 1990) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Wimbledon and the England and Great Britain national teams.

Hollie Webb
MBE
Hollie Pearne-Webb in 2013
Personal information
Full name Hollie Pearne-Webb
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34)
Belper, Derbyshire, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Wimbledon
Senior career
Years Team
2005–2007 Belper
2007–2011 Cannock
2011–2013 Beeston
2013–2021 Surbiton
2021–present Wimbledon
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013–present England 103 (5)
2014–present Great Britain 96 (4)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 199 (9)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Amstelveen
Last updated on: 8 November 2021

She attended The Ecclesbourne School[1] and the University of Sheffield[2]

Club career

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Pearne-Webb plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon.[3]

She has also played for Surbiton, Beeston, Cannock and Belper.[4][5]

International career

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Pearne-Webb made her senior international debut for England v South Africa in the 2013 Women's Hockey Investec Cup, on 4 February 2013.[6] One year later she made her senior international debut for Great Britain v New Zealand in a test match in San Diego, California, on 11 February 2014.[7]

She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[8][9] She scored the winning penalty in the 2016 Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro. This was the Great Britain women's national field hockey team's first gold medal at an Olympic Games.

Pearne-Webb was awarded the MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours List. On 7 March 2017 she was granted the Freedom of the Borough of Amber Valley.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Derbyshire hockey player Hollie Webb plans gold medal at Rio Olympics". Derbyshirelive. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Sports scholarships Alumni". Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  4. ^ "EHL Statistics 2005-16". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ "EHL Statistics 2005-06". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ "International Hockey Federation".
  7. ^ "International Hockey Federation".
  8. ^ "GB Hockey Profile". Retrieved 1 February 2015.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Hollie Webb biography".
  10. ^ "Olympian Hollie officially becomes Freewoman of the borough".
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