Name Jane Claxton | Role Field Hockey player | |
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Meet hockeyroo jane claxton
Jane Claxton (born 26 October 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian field hockey player for the Hockeyroos who wears the number 18.
Contents
- Meet hockeyroo jane claxton
- Jane claxton named for commonwealth games
- Personal
- Club hockey
- State hockey
- International hockey
- Recognition and awards
- References
Claxton was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, a Gold Medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was also named captain of the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.
Jane claxton named for commonwealth games
Personal
Claxton lives in Perth, Western Australia as part of the national training program, having grown up in Adelaide, South Australia.
She represented South Australia in cross country and athletics, competed in district netball, tennis and swimming before settling into hockey as her sport of choice.
Claxton's older brother Matthew Claxton also plays hockey, has represented South Australia in the Australian Hockey League team the Southern Hotshots and was the Hockey SA Premier League Best & Fairest in 2014.
Club hockey
Claxton played club hockey in Adelaide for the Burnside Bulldogs. Whilst living in Perth, she plays for Victoria Park Xavier Panthers (VPX) in the Melville Toyota Hockey League Women's competition.
State hockey
Claxton played state representative hockey for South Australia in Under 12 (SAPSASA), Under 13, Under 15, Under 16(Secondary Schools), Under 18 and Under 21. In 2012, Claxton was Player of the Tournament at the U21 Women's National Hockey Championships where South Australia finished 2nd.
She has played eight years (2009-2016) in the Australian Hockey League including two years as Captain in 2015 and 2016.
In 2011, Claxton was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns that won the national championship.
She was Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Australian Hockey League held in Sydney.
International hockey
Claxton has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.
Her tournaments include:
Claxton captained the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.