Nicola White

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Nicola White
MBE
Nicola White - Our Great Team Parade (cropped).jpg
White at Our Greatest Team Parade in 2012
Personal information
Born (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36)
Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Forward
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 2012 London Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Rosario
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Rosario
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Nottingham
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 London
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Boom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Monchengladbach

Nicola White, MBE (born 20 January 1988) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward for England and Great Britain.

She now plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster, joining the club for the 2020-21 season after many successful years playing for Holcombe.

White won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games [1]

After making her International debut for England in May 2009, White has won silver at the Champions Trophy and bronze medals at the World Cup, Commonwealth, and European competitions.

She was born in Shaw and Crompton, [2] and began playing hockey at the age of 7 at school and started her club hockey at Saddleworth HC and is now currently playing for Holcombe HC in the Premier Division. In addition to her sporting accolades, she completed her Sports Science Degree at Loughborough College in 2013 and attended Oldham Hulme Grammar School through primary and secondary education [3]

In 2018, she received an honorary degree from Loughborough University [4] .

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicola White - GB Hockey". Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Olympic star Nicola White: I nearly gave up hockey", Manchester Evening news, M.E.N. Media, 10 January 2013
  3. ↑ "FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul". FE Week. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Honorary Graduates and University Medallists | Graduation | Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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