Grace Balsdon (born 13 April 1993) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for East Grinstead Hockey Club and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1][2] [3]
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| Born |
13 April 1993 Canterbury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | East Grinstead Hockey Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | England | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Great Britain | 48 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: | 89 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 8 August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editShe plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead Hockey Club. She has also played for Hampstead & Westminster and Canterbury.
International career
editIn 2016, Balsdon played defender for the University of Maryland field hockey team and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American, All-Big Ten First Team, and three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.[4][5]
In the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Balsdon scored the game winning goal for Great Britain to win the bronze medal in women's field hockey.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Grace Balsdon". England Hockey.
- ^ "Grace Balsdon". Great Britain Hockey.
- ^ "Team England profile". Team England.
- ^ "Grace Balsdon powers Maryland field hockey's defense with English national team dreams". The Diamondback. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Grace Balsdon - Field Hockey". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Former Terrapin Balsdon Wins Bronze in Tokyo". University of Maryland Athletics. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
edit- Grace Balsdon at the International Hockey Federation
- Grace Balsdon at Olympedia
- Grace Balsdon at Team GB
- Grace Balsdon at Team England
- Grace Balsdon at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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