Nicola White
.jpg) White at Our Greatest Team Parade in 2012 | |||
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| Born |
20 January 1988 Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
Medal record
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Nicola White, MBE (born 20 January 1988) is a British field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team in the women's tournament, winning a bronze medal.[1] Four years later, she was on the Olympic team that won gold in Rio.[2]
After making her International debut for England in May 2009, White has won silver at the Champions Trophy and bronze medals at the World Cup, Commonwealth, and European competitions. She has also been a regular in Great Britain sides since her debut call-up in 2009, including the squad selected for the 2012 Olympic Games in London where she and her teammates won the bronze medal. She then went on to win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.[2]
She was born in Shaw and Crompton,[3] and began playing hockey at the age of 7 at school and started her club hockey at Saddleworth HC and is now currently playing for Holcombe HC in the Premier Division. In addition to her sporting accolades, she completed her Sports Science Degree at Loughborough College in 2013.[4] Nicola is sponsored by Grays International.
References
- ↑ "Olympic Results - Official Records". London2012.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- 1 2 "Nicola White - GB Hockey". Greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ↑ "Olympic star Nicola White: I nearly gave up hockey", Manchester Evening news, M.E.N. Media, 10 Jan 2013
- ↑ "FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul". FE Week. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
Media related to Nicola White at Wikimedia Commons
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