Mark Pearn (born 21 March 1977 in

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) is a male retired English

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player.

Hockey career

Pearn was a member of the

and

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squads, making his debut for England against the

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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. He participated in two

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in 2000 and 2004, as well as in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup, the

2002 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Hockey World Cup, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 February to 9 March 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Germany won their first title after defeating Australia 2–1 ...

, the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Pearn was voted UK Player of the Year by members of the Hockey Writers' Club twice, in 2000 and 2011. 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 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. 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 2012. Pearn has played club hockey for Stroud, Gloucester City,

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, East Grinstead (player/coach) and Richmond (player/assistant coach). Pearn signed as the Head Coach of Surbiton men's first team in May 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearn, Mark 1977 births Living people English male field hockey players English field hockey coaches Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Sportspeople from Bristol Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Reading Hockey Club players East Grinstead Hockey Club players Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players English expatriates in Spain Expatriate field hockey players Surbiton Hockey Club players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games