Hollie Pearne-Webb

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.

Not to be confused with British children's writer Holly Webb.

Hollie Webb
MBE
Hollie Pearne-Webb in 2013
Personal information
Full name Hollie Pearne-Webb
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
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 Apps (Gls)
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 place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Silver medal – second place2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place2017 Amstelveen
Last updated on: 8 November 2021

She attended The Ecclesbourne School.[1]

Club career

Pearne-Webb plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon.[2]

She has also played for Surbiton, Beeston, Cannock and Belper. [3][4]

International career

Pearne-Webb made her senior international debut for England v South Africa in the 2013 Women's Hockey Investec Cup, on 4 February 2013.[5] 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.[6]

She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[7][8] 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.[9]

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