Hollie Webb

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

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

Hollie Webb
MBE
Personal information
Full name Hollie Pearne-Webb
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Belper, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Surbiton
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– England 93 (5)
2014– Great Britain 62 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTeam
2018 Gold CoastTeam
European Championship
2015 London
2013 Boom
2017 Amstelveen

She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.[1]

Pearne-Webb is from Belper, Derbyshire and attended The Ecclesbourne School.[2]

She has also played club hockey for Beeston, Cannock and Belper.[3][4] She made her international debut in 2013 and subsequently competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[5][6] 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.[7]

References
  1. http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8448&itemTitle=Hollie+Pearne-Webb&section=44
  2. "Derbyshire hockey player Hollie Webb plans gold medal at Rio Olympics". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "EHL Statistics 2005-16". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. "EHL Statistics 2005-06". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. "GB Hockey Profile". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. "Hollie Webb biography".
  7. http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/olympian-hollie-officially-becomes-freewoman-of-the-borough-1-8426399


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