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Laura Unsworth
MBE
Unsworth at the 2010 Champions Trophy
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36)
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportField hockey
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Rosario
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rosario
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nottingham
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Monchengladbach

Laura Unsworth, MBE (born 8 March 1988, Sutton Coldfield)[1][2] is a British field hockey player. She was part of the Great Britain teams that won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics and bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

She attended Coppice Primary School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and University of Loughborough.

Unsworth made her international debut in 2008. She competed for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the team won bronze. She has also competed for England at the Europeans winning 2 bronze, a silver and most recently a Gold in London in 2015.[3] She also competed for England at the Commonwealth Games, securing bronze and silver at the 2010 and 2014.[4]

Unsworth has played club hockey for Holcombe, Loughborough, East Grinstead and Sutton Coldfield.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Weekend Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 45, 8 March 2014 {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Laura Unsworth Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. ^ "Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015". Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ^ "GB Hockey Profile". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. ^ "WHL Statistics". fixtureslive.com. UK. Retrieved 22 August 2016.