Fiona Crackles

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Fiona Crackles
Fiona Crackels GB, England and Wimbledon HC hockey player.jpg
Personal information
Full name Fiona Anne Crackles
Born (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24)
Playing position Midfielder or Defender
Club information
Current club Durham University
Senior career
YearsTeam
2014–2016 Lancaster Hockey Club
2016–2018 Ben Rhydding
2019–present Durham University
2021-present Wimbledon Hockey Club
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–present England 5 (0)
2020–present Great Britain 14 (0)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 19 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Santander
Last updated on: 2 August 2021

Fiona Anne Crackles (born 11 February 2000) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the England and Great Britain national teams. [1]

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Early life

She was born 11 February 2000 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. [2] She attended Melling St. Wilfrid Primary school and Queen Elizabeth School in Cumbria.

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Division One North for Durham University. [3] [4] [5]

She played overseas for the Queensland Under 21s in the National Championships in June 2019. [6]

International career

She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics for Great Britain, receiving a bronze medal. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Fiona Crackles - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Fiona Crackles". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "Fixtures, Results, Tables, Stats, Teams & Players - England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk.
  4. Lancaster Hockey Club - February Newsletter (PDF).
  5. "Youth | Ben Rhydding Hockey Club".
  6. "Hockey Queensland: Yearbook 2019" (PDF).
  7. Curran, Abi (6 August 2021). "Delight for Durham's Fiona Crackles as she bags bronze in Tokyo". Palatinate.
  8. Hagan-Duckers, Joe (6 August 2021). "Fiona Crackles wins bronze as Great Britain beat India at Tokyo Olympics". The Westmoreland Gazette.