Hannah Pearce
{{Short description|South African field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
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| position = Defender
| currentclub = Birmingham{{Cite Instagram |user=universityofbirmingham_hc |postid=C8cZB93IKaT |title= Congratulations to Women's 1st XI Player Hannah Pearce on her selection for the @sawhockey team for the Paris Olympic Games|date=21 June 2024}}
| youthyears1 = -2016
| youthclubs1 = St Mary's School
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| years1 = 2017-2022
| clubs1 = Harvard
| years2 = 2023–present
| clubs2 = Birmingham
| nationalyears1 = 2019–present
| nationalteam1 = South African national team
| nationalcaps1 = 30
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Hannah Pearce (born 17 November 1998) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.{{Cite web |title=Hannah Pearce - 2021 - Field Hockey |url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/field-hockey/roster/hannah-pearce/24082 |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Harvard University |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-10-06 |title=Meet Hannah Pearce... The First SA to Captain Harvard's Hockey Team! |url=https://www.goodthingsguy.com/sport/meet-hannah-pearce-the-first-south-african-to-captain-harvards-hockey-team/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Good Things Guy |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |title=Hannah Pearce: At Last, A Fairytale Ending |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2022/5/18/field-hockey-at-last-a-fairytale-ending.aspx |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Harvard University |date=18 May 2022 |language=en}}
Personal life
She attended St Mary's School,{{Cite web |title=Old Girls' news – St Marys |url=https://www.stmarysschool.co.za/news/2019/old-girls-news |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.stmarysschool.co.za |language=en}} studied at the Harvard University.{{Cite web |title=Hannah Pearce: At Last, A Fairytale Ending |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2022/5/18/field-hockey-at-last-a-fairytale-ending.aspx |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Harvard University |date=18 May 2022 |language=en}}
National team
She successful debut in the South Africa v Namibia is Randburg.{{Cite web |title=SA Women's Hockey Squad Announced - South African Hockey Association |url=https://www.sahockey.co.za/sa-teams/sa-women/526-sa-women-s-hockey-squad-announced |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.sahockey.co.za}} Shortly after this announcement, she was also named in the squad for the African Hockey Road to Tokyo Event.{{Cite web |title=SuperGroup South Africa Squad named for African Hockey Road to Tokyo Event - South African Hockey Association |url=https://www.sahockey.co.za/sa-teams/sa-women/585-supergroup-south-africa-squad-named-for-african-hockey-road-to-tokyo-event |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.sahockey.co.za}}
Pearce participated at the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup,{{Cite web |last=Lemke |first=Gary |date=2022-05-10 |title=Experience and youth in SA squad for Hockey World Cup |url=https://www.teamsa.co.za/experience-and-youth-in-sa-squad-for-hockey-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=TeamSA |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=SA Women's Hockey Squad announced for the Commonwealth Games - South African Hockey Association |url=https://www.sahockey.co.za/sa-teams/sa-women/851-sa-women-s-hockey-squad-announced-for-the-commonwealth-games |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.sahockey.co.za |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704221720/https://sahockey.co.za/sa-teams/sa-women/851-sa-women-s-hockey-squad-announced-for-the-commonwealth-games |url-status=dead }} she was also named in the squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |url=https://www.sapeople.com/2022/06/10/athletes-named-to-represent-team-sa-at-2022-commonwealth-games/ |title=Athletes Named to Represent Team SA at 2022 Commonwealth Games |publisher=SA People News |website=sapeople.com |date=10 June 2022 |accessdate=27 June 2022}}
References
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External links
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- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|62064}}
- [https://gocrimson.com/sports/field-hockey/roster/hannah-pearce/24082 Hannah Pearce] to Harvard Crimson
{{South Africa FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}}
{{South Africa FHW Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}}
{{South Africa FHW Squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:South African female field hockey players
Category:Female field hockey defenders
Category:Alumni of St Mary's School, Waverley
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Harvard Crimson athletes
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:University of Birmingham Hockey Club players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics