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British field hockey player
Alex Danson
MBE
Danson in 2013
Full name
Alexandra Mary Louise Danson-Bennett Born
(1985-05-21 ) 21 May 1985 (age 39)
Southampton ,
Hampshire , England Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Weight
56 kg (123 lb) Playing position
Forward Years
Team
Apps
(Gls) 2001–2018
England
203
(62) 2010–2018
Great Britain
103
(53)
Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson ,
MBE (born 21 May 1985) is a retired English international
hockey player who played as a forward for
England and
Great Britain .
[1] She played club hockey for
Clifton Robinsons ,
Reading ,
Klein Zwitserland ,
Trojans and
Alton .
Danson attended two independent schools, Yateley Manor Prep School and
Farnborough Hill School , a
Roman Catholic school for girls. Farnborough Hill School named their all-weather hockey pitch in her honour.
[2] She made her full international debut on 23 October 2001 against
Germany . She won a gold medal at the
2016 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the
2012 Olympic Games .
[3]
[4]
Danson was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey.
[5] Later that year Danson was announced as the England Women's Hockey Captain in June 2017
[6] and led the team through to the last four in the semi-finals of the world league.
[7] Also in 2017, Danson launched the Alex Danson Hockey Academy, aimed at introducing young children to the sport through their schools to increase awareness and participation in hockey at a grassroots level.
[8]
She played her last international match on 2 August 2018, against
the Netherlands .
It was her 306th appearance for England and Great Britain.
[9] Danson announced her retirement from playing hockey on 20 February 2020.
[10]
[11]
Honours and awards
Honours
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro: Gold
2012 London: Bronze
FIH Champions Trophy
Representing England
EuroHockey Nations Championship
2015 London: Gold
2013 Boom: Silver
2011 Monchengladbach: Bronze
2009 Amstelveen: Bronze
2007 Manchester: Bronze
2005 Dublin: Bronze
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow: Silver
2010 Delhi: Bronze
2006 Melbourne: Bronze
World Cup
FIH Champions Trophy
FIH Champions Challenge I
2007 Baku: Bronze
2002 Johannesburg: Gold
Country
London Cup Winner: 2012
[12]
London Cup Third-place: 2011
[13]
Reading Hockey Club
Awards and nominations
References
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"Alex Danson - GB Hockey" . Archived from
the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020 .
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"Alex Danson Pitch opened" . Farnborough Hill School . Retrieved 21 July 2017 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"Alex Danson" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2015 .
^
Alex Danson profile GB Hockey. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^
"No. 61803" .
The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N17.
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"Alex Danson named England women's hockey captain" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017 .
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"Women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals: England lose to USA in semi-final" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017 .
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"Alex Danson: Olympic gold medallist's hockey academy targets 10,000 children" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017 .
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"International Hockey Federation" .
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http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=48933&itemTitle=Alex+Danson%2DBennett+announces+her+retirement+from+hockey§ion=1044&dm_i=K8Z,6QT2T,3D8XWY,QY5YS,1 [
dead link ]
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"Britain's Danson-Bennett retires from hockey" . BBC Sport.
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Passing The Test
Archived 6 June 2014 at the
Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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London Cup 2011
Archived 6 June 2014 at the
Wayback Machine Field Hockey TV. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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Ladies 1s off to Europe
Archived 6 June 2014 at the
Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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Treble-tastic!
Archived 20 October 2013 at the
Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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"Reading women promoted to EuroHockey top flight" .
EH . 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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"Watch highlights of this weekend's championships" .
EH . 11 April 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016 .
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"Reading crowned Investec Champions" .
EH . 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016 .
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"Investec Finals Weekend - Day Two" .
EH . 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016 .
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"Reading crowned Maxifuel Super Sixes Champions" .
EH . 27 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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"Reading crowned Maxinutrition Hockey5s Champs" .
EH . 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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"Super Sixes Finals 2011" .
EH . 30 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015 .
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"Leicester Ladies crowned Maxifuel Super Sixes Finals Champions" .
EH . 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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"Reading seal Slough's fate" .
EH . 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016 .
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"Bowdon take top spot from Slough in women's Premier Division" .
EH . 5 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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"Richardson and Danson World All Stars" .
EH . 23 December 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015 .
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Great week continues for Alex Get Record. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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"Danson, Pearn are Hockey Writers' Players of the Year" .
EH . 19 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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a
b
c
Double Award for Alex Danson Get Reading. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
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"Captains pick up Player of the Year Awards" .
EH . 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
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Reading Players Honoured
Archived 6 June 2014 at the
Wayback Machine Reading HC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^
a
b
c
"Hockey Stars 2015 Player of the Year nominees" .
FIH . 8 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016 .
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a
b
"Davis Cup's team title as athletes are on track" .
SJA . 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015 .
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"Lewers and Hinch scoop Hockey Writers' Prizes" .
EH . 20 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2015 .
External links
Alex Danson – International Tournaments