Holly Hunt (field hockey) explained

Holly Hunt
Birth Date:March 15, 1997
Birth Place:England
Position:Midfielder or Forward
Currentclub:Hampstead & Westminster
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2019–present
Nationalteam2:Great Britain
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam3:ENGLAND & GB TOTAL:
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:1
Updated:13 June 2021

Holly Elizabeth Hunt (born 15 March 1997) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Hampstead & Westminster and the England and Great Britain national teams.

Hunt won a Commonwealth gold medal at Birmingham in August 2022 with the England hockey team. She scored the first goal in the final in a 2-1 win over Australia. It was the first time in history that England had won the Commonwealth gold.

She was educated at Stockport Grammar School, Stockport, England.[1]

In April 2021 Hunt joined the hockey coaching staff at Pangbourne College, Pangbourne, Berkshire.[2]

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster.

Hunt has also played for University of Birmingham and Bowdon Hightown.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holly's GB hockey success. 15 February 2019. 13 June 2021. 13 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613173246/https://www.stockportgrammar.co.uk/news-and-events/news/hollys-hockey-success/. dead.
  2. Web site: Holly Hunt joins Pangbourne hockey coaching staff. April 2021.
  3. Web site: New faces to join senior GB teams in 2018 - GB Hockey. Greatbritainhockey.co.uk. 1 February 2019. 2 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202044115/http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?section=1044&itemid=42803. dead.