Grace Balsdon

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Grace Balsdon
Personal information
Born (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 31)
Canterbury, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club East Grinstead Hockey Club
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–present England 41 (3)
2017–present Great Britain 48 (7)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 89 (10)
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
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Last updated on: 8 August 2022

Grace Balsdon (born 13 April 1993) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for East Grinstead Hockey Club and the England and Great Britain national teams. [1] [2] [3]

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Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead Hockey Club. She has also played for Hampstead & Westminster and Canterbury.

International career

In 2016, Balsdon played defender for the University of Maryland field hockey team and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American, All-Big Ten First Team, and three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. [4] [5]

In the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Balsdon scored the game winning goal for Great Britain to win the bronze medal in women's field hockey. [6]

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References

  1. "Grace Balsdon". England Hockey.
  2. "Grace Balsdon". Great Britain Hockey.
  3. "Team England profile". Team England.
  4. "Grace Balsdon powers Maryland field hockey's defense with English national team dreams". The Diamondback. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. "Grace Balsdon - Field Hockey". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. "Former Terrapin Balsdon Wins Bronze in Tokyo". University of Maryland Athletics. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.