Jane Claxton
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Jane Claxton (born 26 October 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian field hockey player for the Hockeyroos who wears the number 18.[1]
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.[2] She was also named captain of the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]
Personal
Jane 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.[4]
Jane'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.
Field Hockey
Club Hockey
Jane 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
Jane 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, Jane 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, Jane was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns that won the national championship.[5]
She was Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Australian Hockey League held in Sydney.[6]
International Hockey
Jane has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.
Her tournaments include:
- 2013 - World League Finals (Tucuman, Argentina) - 2nd
- 2013 - Oceania Cup (Stratford, New Zealand) - 1st
- 2013 - World League Semi-Final (London, England) - 1st
- 2013 - Women's Hockey Junior World Cup (Monchengladbach, Germany) - 6th
- 2014 - 2014 Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) - 1st [7]
- 2014 - Women's Hockey World Cup (The Hague, Netherlands) - 2nd
- 2015 - World League Final (Rosario, Argentina) - 6th
- 2015 - Oceania Cup (Stratford, New Zealand) - 1st
- 2015 - World League Semi-Final (Antwerp, Belgium)- 3rd
- 2016 - 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy (London, Great Britain) - 4th
- 2016 - 2016 Summer Olympics Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - quarter finals[7][8][9]
Jane captained the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]
Recognition and Awards
- 2012 - Player of the Tournament - U21 Women's National Hockey Championships
- 2013 - South Australian Sports Institute Junior Female Athlete of the Year 2013 [8]
- 2015 - Australian Hockey League Player of the Tournament [6]
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References
- ↑ "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Jane Claxton". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Hockey SA - SA’s Jane Claxton named Captain of the Hockeyroos for the Trans-Tasman Trophy". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "ABC News - Adelaide Hockeyroo hits World Titles in Netherlands". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ "Hockey SA - SA Suns Profile". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Queensland Win Women's AHL". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Rio 2016 Olympic Profiles - Jane-Anne Claxton". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Hockeyroos Squad Profile - Jane Claxton". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.