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Helen Richardson-Walsh
Helen Richardson-Walsh, (''née'' Richardson, born 23 September 1981) is an English hockey player who plays as a midfielder. She has been a member of both the England and the Great Britain women's field hockey teams since 1999, and was a member of the Great Britain team that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Helen Richardson was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire with her 3 older brothers. She began playing hockey at a young age, joining West Bridgford Hockey Club at the age of seven. She initially attended Uphill Primary school in Weston Super-Mare before returning to her home town of West Bridgford where she attended West Bridgford School and South Nottingham College. Richardson-Walsh started a degree course in Human Biology at Aston University in 2000 but did not complete the course. International hockey career Richardson-Walsh achieved 293 international caps for England and Great Britain, making her at the point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey At The 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's Tournament
The Women's field hockey event for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium from 4–13 October 2010. The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated New Zealand 4–2 on penalty strokes after the match had finished 2–2. England won the bronze medal by defeating South Africa 1–0. Umpires Twelve umpires for the women's event were appointed by the International Hockey Federation. *Gillian Batey (CAN) *Irene Clelland (SCO) *Frances Block (ENG) *Elena Eskina (RUS) *Nor Piza Hassan (MAS) *Kelly Hudson (NZL) *Michelle Joubert (RSA) *Irene Presenqui (ARG) *Anupama Puchimanda (IND) *Chieko Soma (JPN) *Melissa Trivic (AUS) *Dino Willox (WAL) Results Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Fifth to tenth place classification Ninth and tenth place Seventh and eighth place Fifth and sixth place First to fourth place classification Semifinals ---- Bronze me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge
The 2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge was the inaugural edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held in Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ... from 9–17 February 2002. __TOC__ Squads Results Group stage Fixtures ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification Fifth and sixth place Third and fourth place Final Statistics Final standings References External linksOfficial website {{Women's Hockey Champions Challenge Champions Challenge Hockey Champions Challenge International women's field hockey competitions hosted by South Africa Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I Sports competitions in Johannesburg 2000s in Johannesburg Hockey Champions Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champions Challenge (field Hockey)
The Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I was an international men's field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level, the last tournament was held in 2014 in Malaysia and won by South Korea. The champions challenge was replaced by the FIH Hockey World League in 2014 after eight editions. Results Summaries Successful national teams :* = ''host nation'' Team appearances See also * Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I * Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II *Hockey Champions Trophy The Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) was an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). History Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and the Pakistan Hockey Federation, it featured the wor ... References External linksInternational Hockey Federation {{CC field hockey Champions Challenge I Recurring s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 10th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 20 August to 27 August 2011 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. This tournament was also a qualifier for the 2012 Olympics, with both finalists earning a spot. In the event that England played in the final, the third placed team would have qualified instead, as England cannot qualify as a nation for the olympics (being part of Great Britain). The Netherlands won the title for the eighth time after defeating Germany 3–0 in the final. Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification The third and fourth place team in each pool competed in a pool to determine the fifth to eighth-place winners. The last two placers will be relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy The Men's EuroHockey Championship II, formerly kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 9th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from August 22 to August 29, 2009 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) Preliminary Round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Classification Round Fifth to eighth place classification The third and fourth place team in each pool competed in a pool to determine the fifth to eighth-place winners. The last two placers will be relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011. Note that the match played against each other in pool A or B counts in the pool C classification. =Pool C= ---- First to fourth place classification =Semi-finals= ---- =Third and fourth place= =Final= Statistics Final standings Goalscorers See also * 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship * 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy References {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 8th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Manchester, England from August 18 to August 25, 2007. In the final, Germany upset Netherlands to clinch the first title. Meanwhile, England secured the last automatic berth for 2008 Summer Olympics after defeated Spain in third place match. Squads Results All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC +2) Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Classification round Fifth to eighth place classification The teams who finished third and fourth in their respective pools are carried to this pool. They have to play two matches in this pool with the opponents they had not met while carrying the results for their matches against the played opponents. The team finishing at the top of this pool classified as the fifth-place winner. =Pool C= ---- First to fourth place cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 7th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from the 14th until the 20th of August 2005 in Dublin, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... Qualified teams * * * * * * * * Format The eight teams were be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals in order to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge. Results ''All times were local ( UTC+0).'' Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Fifth to eighth p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 1999 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the fifth edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held in Cologne, Germany from August 18 to August 29, 1999. In the final the defending champion Netherlands defeated Germany to clinch its fourth title, and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Venue *''KTHC Stadion Rot-Weiss'' Squads Umpires * Jean Buchanan * Jane Nockolds * Mary Power * Dawn Henning * Lynne Fotheringham * Heike Malina * Renée Cohen * Ute Conen * Jean Duncan * Alyson Dale * Isabel Kluyskens * Gina Spitaleri Preliminary round Group A *Wednesday August 18, 1999 *Thursday August 19, 1999 *Friday August 20, 1999 *Sunday August 22, 1999 *Monday August 23, 1999 *Tuesday August 24, 1999 *Wednesday August 25, 1999 Group B *Wednesday August 18, 1999 *Thursday August 19, 1999 *Friday August 20, 1999 *Saturday August 21, 1999 *Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 11th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 17 August to 24 August 2013 in Boom, Belgium. Germany defeated England in the final to win their second title. Qualified teams * * * * * * * * Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Nations Challenge. Squads Results The match schedule was released on 24 January 2013. ''All times are local (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England. England defeated Netherlands on penalty shuttles in the final, drawing initially 2-2, with goals from Lily Owsley and Sophie Bray Sophie Charlotte Bray, (born 12 May 1990) is an English international field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain. She currently plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for East Gri .... Defender Sam Quek was named Man of the Match in the final. Qualified teams * * * * * * * * Format The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group against the teams they did not play in the group stage. The last two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroHockey Nations Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. The tournament started in 1970. When the tournament is held close to the Summer Olympic games or the Hockey World Cup, the winner of the tournament is awarded a place in those competitions. Format Since 2005 the tournament is played in Divisions, normally consisting of 8 teams. The top division, containing the eight best national teams, is called the EuroHockey Championship, below which there is the EuroHockey Championship II, then the EuroHockey Championship III, then the EuroHockey Championship IV, and so on. Qualification National teams qualify for a division based on their performance in the previous competition. Each time the competition is held, it is with each division's previous top two teams promoted (assuming there is a higher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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