Personal information | |||
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Born | Blackheath, London, England | 28 July 1989||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Canterbury | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2021 | England | 97 | (9) |
2008–2021 | Great Britain | 82 | (4) |
Total | 179 | (13) | |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 11 June 2021 |
Susannah Townsend, MBE (born 28 July 1989) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Canterbury. [1] [2]
She was educated at Sutton Valence School, alongside Ashley Jackson, where together they each worked towards representing their country, England, in field hockey and is an Alumnus of the University of Kent.
For the 2020-21 season she has rejoined former club Canterbury who play in the Women's England Hockey League Division One South.
Townsend has also played club hockey in Germany, in the Feldhockey Bundesliga for Der Club an der Alster, in Belgium for Gantoise and in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for Canterbury and Reading [4]
She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [5] [6] [7] where she won a silver medal. She announced her retirement from international play on 9 September 2021. [8]
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