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Mark Pearn
Personal information
Born (1977-03-21) 21 March 1977 (age 48)
Bristol, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfield/Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1991–1995Gloucester City
1995–2004Reading
2004–2005Barcelona
2005–2015East Grinstead
2015–2016Richmond
2016–2024Surbiton (coach)
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1995–2012England157(50)
1996–2012Great Britain89(24)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place1999 PaduaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 BarcelonaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 GladbachTeam

Markus Wornden Pearn (born 21 March 1977) is a male retired English field hockey player who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

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Pearn was a member of the England and Great Britain squads, making his debut for England against the Netherlands in the 1995 Champions Trophy in Berlin. He scored his first international goal against India in the tournament to become the youngest player to score for England at just 18 years old.

Pearn played club hockey for Gloucester City before joining Reading for the 1995/1996 season.[2] It was at Reading that he gained his major honours, participating in the 1998 Commonwealth Games[3] and 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup[4] before representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, in the field hockey tournament.[5][6]

Still at Reading, he represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester,[7][8] the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup and went to his second Olympics at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[9][10]

Pearn was voted UK Player of the Year by members of the Hockey Writers' Club twice, in 2000 and 2011.[11]

He initially retired in 2005 but returned to international hockey in 2011 at the age of 34 to challenge for a place in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Having played in the 2011 London Cup, the 2011 European Championship, 2011 Champions Trophy and 2012 London Olympics Test Event, he was not selected for the final Olympic squad and retired for the second time in 2013.[12][13]

Pearn later played club hockey for Barcelona, East Grinstead (player/coach) and Richmond (player/assistant coach).[14][15][16]

Pearn signed as the head coach of Surbiton men's first team in May 2016.[17] He left Surbiton at the end of the 2023/2024 season.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ^ "City introduce new players". Gloucester Citizen. 7 October 1995. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Holden's team can't stop Rott". Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Pearn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad". The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Mark Pearn – GB Hockey". GreatBritainHockey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  11. ^ "HWC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR UNVEILED". HockeyWritersClub.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Mark Pearn announces his retirement from international hockey – Crawley News". ThisIsSussex.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Great Britain hockey players announce international retirement". BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  14. ^ "EHL Statistics". FixturesLive.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  15. ^ "Mark Pearn announces his retirement from international hockey – Crawley News". ThisIsSussex.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Mark Pearn | Richmond Hockey Club | South West London's Premier Hockey Club". RichmondHockeyClub.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Surbiton Hockey Club, UK | Mark Pearn Named As Surbiton Men's Coach". SurbitonHC.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Mark Pearn Leaves SHC After Eight Successful Seasons with Men's 1s". Surbiton Hockey Club. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Pearn&oldid=1309807207"

    Mark Pearn
    Personal information
    Born (1977-03-21) 21 March 1977 (age 48)
    Bristol, England
    Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
    Playing positionMidfield/Forward
    Senior career
    YearsTeam
    1991–1995Gloucester City
    1995–2004Reading
    2004–2005Barcelona
    2005–2015East Grinstead
    2015–2016Richmond
    2016–2024Surbiton (coach)
    National team
    YearsTeamCaps
    1995–2012England157(50)
    1996–2012Great Britain89(24)
    Medal record
    Men's field hockey
    Representing  England
    Commonwealth Games
    Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
    European Championship
    Bronze medal – third place1999 PaduaTeam
    Bronze medal – third place2003 BarcelonaTeam
    Bronze medal – third place2011 GladbachTeam

    Markus Wornden Pearn (born 21 March 1977) is a male retired English field hockey player who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]

    Biography

    Pearn was a member of the England and Great Britain squads, making his debut for England against the Netherlands in the 1995 Champions Trophy in Berlin. He scored his first international goal against India in the tournament to become the youngest player to score for England at just 18 years old.

    Pearn played club hockey for Gloucester City before joining Reading for the 1995/1996 season.[2] It was at Reading that he gained his major honours, participating in the 1998 Commonwealth Games[3] and 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup[4] before representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, in the field hockey tournament.[5][6]

    Still at Reading, he represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester,[7][8] the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup and went to his second Olympics at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[9][10]

    Pearn was voted UK Player of the Year by members of the Hockey Writers' Club twice, in 2000 and 2011.[11]

    He initially retired in 2005 but returned to international hockey in 2011 at the age of 34 to challenge for a place in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Having played in the 2011 London Cup, the 2011 European Championship, 2011 Champions Trophy and 2012 London Olympics Test Event, he was not selected for the final Olympic squad and retired for the second time in 2013.[12][13]

    Pearn later played club hockey for Barcelona, East Grinstead (player/coach) and Richmond (player/assistant coach).[14][15][16]

    Pearn signed as the head coach of Surbiton men's first team in May 2016.[17] He left Surbiton at the end of the 2023/2024 season.[18]

    References

    1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
    2. ^ "City introduce new players". Gloucester Citizen. 7 October 1995. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    3. ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    4. ^ "Holden's team can't stop Rott". Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Pearn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
    6. ^ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad". The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    7. ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
    8. ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    9. ^ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
    10. ^ "Mark Pearn – GB Hockey". GreatBritainHockey.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
    11. ^ "HWC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR UNVEILED". HockeyWritersClub.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
    12. ^ "Mark Pearn announces his retirement from international hockey – Crawley News". ThisIsSussex.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
    13. ^ "Great Britain hockey players announce international retirement". BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    14. ^ "EHL Statistics". FixturesLive.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
    15. ^ "Mark Pearn announces his retirement from international hockey – Crawley News". ThisIsSussex.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
    16. ^ "Mark Pearn | Richmond Hockey Club | South West London's Premier Hockey Club". RichmondHockeyClub.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
    17. ^ "Surbiton Hockey Club, UK | Mark Pearn Named As Surbiton Men's Coach". SurbitonHC.com. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
    18. ^ "Mark Pearn Leaves SHC After Eight Successful Seasons with Men's 1s". Surbiton Hockey Club. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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