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Georgina Sophie Twigg MBE[1] (born 21 November 1990) is an English international field hockey player and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Georgina Sophie Twigg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 November 1990 Lincoln, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2016 | England & GB | 249 (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hockey career
She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. Twigg played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain from 2010 to 2016.
In that time, results have included:
- Gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics,
- Gold at the 2015 European Championship[2]
- Silver at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games,[3]
- Silver medal with Great Britain at the 2012 Champions Trophy in Argentina,
- Bronze with England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, scoring the winning goal in the Bronze medal match,
- Bronze medal with England at the 2010 Argentina World Cup,
- Bronze medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
She was named England Hockey's Young Performance Player of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. She made her international debut at the 2010 Champions Trophy and was the youngest player in Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad.[2] She has played for Surbiton, Clifton Robinsons, University of Bristol, Cannock and Lincoln.[4] She announced her official retirement from international hockey in July 2018.[2]
Personal life
Twigg is from Lincoln,[5] and attended Repton School.[6]
Since 2012 Twigg has been in a relationship with Iain Lewers, the England/Great Britain men's international.[7][8] In 2019 they became engaged.[9]
She arrived at Bristol University at the age of 17 in September 2008 to read law.[2] While an undergraduate she played hockey for university and Clifton. Because of her link to Bristol, she was one of the Olympic torchbearers when the torch was carried through Bristol.[2] Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, her home village post box was painted bronze; it was repainted the official red colour by the Royal Mail.[10]
Retirement
In 2016, she indefinitely suspended her international hockey career, citing her professional career as a trainee city lawyer.[8] She announced her official retirement in July 2018.[11]
References
- "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 88. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Georgie Twigg - England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Glasgow 2014 - Georgie Twigg Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- "IAPS U13 Girls' Hockey Finals 2017" (PDF). repton.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "Olympic hockey 2016: Team GB couple Iain Lewers and Georgie Twigg are serious about Rio". standard. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Law student Twigg hesitant over international hockey future". teamgb.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "MEET GEORGIE TWIGG – SURBITON HC". EuroHockey. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "BBC News — Doddington postbox painted bronze by hockey fans". BBC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- Whiley, Mark (2 August 2018). "Golden girl Georgie Twigg announces retirement from international hockey". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links
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- Official website
- The Road To Rio 2016
- Georgie Twigg at the International Hockey Federation
- Georgie Twigg at the International Olympic Committee
- Georgie Twigg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Georgina Sophie "Georgie" Twigg (Lincoln, 21 novembre 1990) è un'ex hockeista su prato britannica.[ru] Туигг, Джорджи
Джорджина Туигг (англ. Georgina Twigg; род. 21 ноября 1990 года в Линкольне, Линкольншир) — британская хоккеистка на траве[1], полузащитница. В составе сборной Великобритании — чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 2016 года, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр 2012 года, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 2010 года и серебряный призёр Трофея чемпионов-2012. На международных турнирах представляет Англию, в её составе — бронзовый призёр Трофея чемпионов-2010, чемпионка Европы 2015 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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