Georgina Sophie Twigg MBE[1] (born 21 November 1990) is an English international field hockey player and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
 Twigg in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgina Sophie Twigg | ||
| Born |
21 November 1990 Lincoln, Lincolnshire | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Surbiton | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| 2010–2016 | England & GB | 249 (12) | |
Medal record | |||
Hockey career
editShe plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. Twigg played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain from 2010 to 2016.
In that time, results have included:
- Gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics,
- Gold at the 2015 European Championship[2]
- Silver at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games,[3]
- Silver medal with Great Britain at the 2012 Champions Trophy in Argentina,
- Bronze with England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, scoring the winning goal in the Bronze medal match,
- Bronze medal with England at the 2010 Argentina World Cup,
- Bronze medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
She was named England Hockey's Young Performance Player of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. She made her international debut at the 2010 Champions Trophy and was the youngest player in Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad.[2] She has played for Surbiton, Clifton Robinsons, University of Bristol, Cannock and Lincoln.[4] She announced her official retirement from international hockey in July 2018.[2]
Personal life
editTwigg is from Lincoln,[5] and attended Repton School.[6]
Since 2012 Twigg has been in a relationship with Iain Lewers, the England/Great Britain men's international.[7][8] In 2019 they became engaged and got married in 2021.[9]
She arrived at Bristol University at the age of 17 in September 2008 to read law.[2] While an undergraduate she played hockey for university and Clifton. Because of her link to Bristol, she was one of the Olympic torchbearers when the torch was carried through Bristol.[2] Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, her home village post box was painted bronze; it was repainted the official red colour by the Royal Mail.[10]
Retirement
editIn 2016, she indefinitely suspended her international hockey career, citing her professional career as a trainee city lawyer.[8] She announced her official retirement in July 2018.[11]
References
edit- ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 88. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Georgie Twigg - England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Georgie Twigg Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "IAPS U13 Girls' Hockey Finals 2017" (PDF). repton.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Olympic hockey 2016: Team GB couple Iain Lewers and Georgie Twigg are serious about Rio". standard. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Law student Twigg hesitant over international hockey future". teamgb.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "MEET GEORGIE TWIGG – SURBITON HC". EuroHockey. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "BBC News — Doddington postbox painted bronze by hockey fans". BBC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Whiley, Mark (2 August 2018). "Golden girl Georgie Twigg announces retirement from international hockey". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links
edit- Georgie Twigg at the International Hockey Federation
- Georgie Twigg at Olympics.com
- Georgie Twigg at Olympedia
- Georgie Twigg at Team GB
- Georgie Twigg at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Official website
- The Road To Rio 2016 Archived 4 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Georgie Twigg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)