Alex Danson

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Country United Kingdom Height 1.71 m Role Field Hockey player		Name Alex Danson Sport Field Hockey Weight 56 kg

Born 21 May 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-05-21 ) Southampton, Hampshire, England Olympic medals Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament Similar People Kate Richardson‑Walsh, Crista Cullen, Helen Richardson‑Walsh, Georgie Twigg, Laura Unsworth Profiles Twitter

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Alexandra Mary L. Danson, MBE (born 21 May 1985) is an English field hockey forward.

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Background

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Danson has been a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in October 2001 against Germany.

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Danson won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Danson has played club hockey for Reading Hockey Club, Klein Zwitserland, Trojans and Alton. She attended the independent Yateley Manor Prep School and then Farnborough Hill School, an independent Roman Catholic school for girls. Farnborough Hill School has since named their new all weather hockey pitch in her honour.

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Danson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey. Later that year Danson was announced as the England Women's Hockey Captain in June 2017 and led the team through to the last four in the semi finals of the world league. Also in 2017 Alex launched the Alex Danson Hockey Academy aimed at introducing young children to the sport through their schools to increase awareness and participation in Hockey at a grass roots level.

Alex is currently the most capped player in the Senior Women's Teams for both GB and England.

Honours

Representing Great Britain

Olympic Games

2016 Rio De Janeiro: Gold

2012 London: Bronze

FIH Champions Trophy

2012 Rosario: Silver

Representing England

EuroHockey Nations Championship

2015 London: Gold

2013 Boom: Silver

2011 Monchengladbach: Bronze

2009 Amstelveen: Bronze

2007 Manchester: Bronze

2005 Dublin: Bronze

Commonwealth Games

2014 Glasgow: Silver

2010 Delhi: Bronze

2006 Melbourne: Bronze

World Cup

2010 Rosario: Bronze

FIH Champions Trophy

2010 Nottingham: Bronze

FIH Champions Challenge I

2007 Baku: Bronze

2002 Johannesburg: Gold

Country

London Cup Winner (1): 2012

London Cup Third-place (1): 2011

Reading Hockey Club

EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy Winners (1): 2013

EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy Runners-up (1): 2014

English League Winners (2): 2010–11, 2012–13; Runners-up (1): 2011–12

English Indoor Championship Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14; Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2011–12

English League (regular season) Winners (1): 2011–12

English Indoor League (regular season) Third-place (1): 2013–14

Awards and nominations

2001 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality (runner-up)

2011 FIH World All Star Team

2011 Reading Sports Personality of Year

2011 UK Female Player of the Year (Hockey Writers' Club)

2011–12 Premier League Player of the Season

2011–12 Premier League Top Scorer

2011–12 Premier League All Star Team

2012 UK Female Player of the Year (Hockey Writers' Club) (runner-up)

2012 London Cup Player of the Tournament

2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semi-finals Player of the Tournament

2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship Player of the Tournament

2015 Committee Award (Sports Journalists' Association)

2015 Sportswoman of the Year (Sports Journalists' Association) (4th place)

2015 UK Female Player of the Year (Hockey Writers' Club) (third-place)

2015 FIH Women's Player of the Year (International Hockey Federation) (nominated)

References

Alex Danson Wikipedia

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