Country United Kingdom Height 1.71 m Role Field Hockey player | Name Alex Danson Sport Field Hockey Weight 56 kg | |
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Alexandra Mary L. Danson, MBE (born 21 May 1985) is an English field hockey forward.
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- Alex danson post match interview hwl2015 rosario
- Eng 2 0 ger alex danson doubles the lead quickly uehc2015 ehc2015
- Background
- Honours
- Awards and nominations
- References
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Background
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.
Danson won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
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.
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
Olympic Games
FIH Champions Trophy
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Commonwealth Games
World Cup
FIH Champions Trophy
FIH Champions Challenge I