Grace Balsdon
Personal information
Born (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993
Canterbury, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club East Grinstead Hockey Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–present England 41 (3)
2017–present Great Britain 48 (7)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 89 (10)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam
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

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

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

  1. ↑ "Grace Balsdon". England Hockey.
  2. ↑ "Grace Balsdon". Great Britain Hockey.
  3. ↑ "Team England profile". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Grace Balsdon powers Maryland field hockey's defense with English national team dreams". The Diamondback. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Grace Balsdon - Field Hockey". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Former Terrapin Balsdon Wins Bronze in Tokyo". University of Maryland Athletics. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.


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