Giselle Ansley

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Giselle Ansley
MBE
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Giselle Ansley in 2013
Personal information
Born (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)
Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club HGC
Senior career
YearsTeam
2006–2010
2010–2013
2013–2021
2021–present		 Plymouth Marjon
Loughborough Students
Surbiton
HGC
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–present England 95 (15)
2014–present Great Britain 78 (9)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 173 (24)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 London
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Boom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Last updated on: 8 August 2022

Giselle Anne Ansley, MBE (born 31 March 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC and the England and Great Britain national teams.

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Ansley was educated at Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Brixham, Devon.

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey. [1] [2]

In 2018, she received an honorary degree from Loughborough University. [3]

Club career

Ansley plays club hockey in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC. [4]

She previously played club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. [5]

She has also played club hockey for Loughborough Students and Plymouth Marjon. [6] [7] [8]

International career

Ansley made her international debut in 2013. She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [9] [10] where she won a silver medal. [11] [12] [13]

She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning a gold medal in a penalty shootout against the defending champions Netherlands. [14] [15]

Having won a combined 173 caps for England and Great Britain, Ansley announced her retirement from international hockey in September 2024. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N15.
  2. ↑ "New Year's Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Honorary Graduates and University Medallists | Graduation | Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Giselle Ansley Joins Dutch Side HGC for New Season | Surbiton Hockey Club".
  5. ↑ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  6. ↑ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Ashton, Tim (24 November 2013). "Ansley's keeping it real in both a Surbiton and England shirt". Croydon Guardian. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Gilmour, Rod (17 November 2013). "Surbiton serve warning of title credentials after Giselle Ansley double". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Gilmour, Rod (9 July 2014). "England defender Giselle Ansley reveals World Cup torment after Commonwealth Games selection". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Silver consolation is not enough for Ansley and England". Western Morning News. UK. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Hughes, Richard (2 August 2014). "Giselle Ansley and her England teammates have to settle for silver". Herald Express. UK. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Q&A with Devon's hockey star Giselle Ansley". 12 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Rio 2016: Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Olympic team". BBS Sport. BBC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rio champion Ansley retires from internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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