 Twigg in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgina Sophie Twigg | ||
| Born | 21 November 1990 Lincoln, Lincolnshire | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Surbiton | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |
| 2010–2016 | England & GB | 249 (12) | |
Medal record | |||
Georgina Sophie Twigg MBE [1] (born 21 November 1990) is an English international field hockey player and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. Twigg played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain from 2010 to 2016.
In that time, results have included:
She was named England Hockey's Young Performance Player of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. She made her international debut at the 2010 Champions Trophy and was the youngest player in Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad. [2] She has played for Surbiton, Clifton Robinsons, University of Bristol, Cannock and Lincoln. [4] She announced her official retirement from international hockey in July 2018. [2]
Twigg is from Lincoln, [5] and attended Repton School. [6]
Since 2012 Twigg has been in a relationship with Iain Lewers, the England/Great Britain men's international. [7] [8] In 2019 they became engaged and got married in 2021. [9]
She arrived at Bristol University at the age of 17 in September 2008 to read law. [2] While an undergraduate she played hockey for university and Clifton. Because of her link to Bristol, she was one of the Olympic torchbearers when the torch was carried through Bristol. [2] Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, her home village post box was painted bronze; it was repainted the official red colour by the Royal Mail. [10]
In 2016, she indefinitely suspended her international hockey career, citing her professional career as a trainee city lawyer. [8] She announced her official retirement in July 2018. [11]
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