![]() Giselle Ansley in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Born | Kingsbridge, Devon, England | 31 March 1992||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | HGC | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2006–2010 2010–2013 2013–2021 2021–present | Plymouth Marjon Loughborough Students Surbiton HGC | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–present | England | 95 | (15) |
2014–present | Great Britain | 78 | (9) |
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: | 173 | (24) | |
Medal record | |||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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