Grace Balsdon
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| Born |
13 April 1993 Canterbury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | East Grinstead Hockey Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | England | 41 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Great Britain | 48 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: | 89 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grace Balsdon". England Hockey.
- ^ "Grace Balsdon". Great Britain Hockey.
- ^ "Team England profile". Team England.
- ^ "Grace Balsdon powers Maryland field hockey's defense with English national team dreams". The Diamondback. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Grace Balsdon - Field Hockey". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Former Terrapin Balsdon Wins Bronze in Tokyo". University of Maryland Athletics. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Grace Balsdon at the International Hockey Federation
- Grace Balsdon at Olympedia
- Grace Balsdon at Team GB
- Grace Balsdon at Team England
- Grace Balsdon at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1993 births
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- English female field hockey players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Female field hockey defenders
- Sportspeople from Canterbury
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- Maryland Terrapins field hockey players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
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