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.

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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 2017 Amstelveen World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team Champions Trophy 2010 Mönchengladbach Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team 2018 Gold Coast Team
Last updated on: 8 June 2021

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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]

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]

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]