Laura Unsworth

Laura Unsworth, MBE (born 8 March 1988) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for England and Great Britain.[1][2]

Laura Unsworth
MBE
Unsworth at the 2010 Champions Trophy
Personal information
Born (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands,
England
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position Midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current club East Grinstead
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– England 140 (6)
2009– Great Britain 107 (3)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2012 LondonTeam
Champions Trophy
2012 Rosario
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowTeam
2010 DelhiTeam
2018 Gold CoastTeam
World Cup
2010 Rosario
Champions Trophy
2010 Nottingham
European Championship
2015 London
2013 Boom
2009 Amstelveen
2011 Monchengladbach
2017 Amstelveen

Career

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

She plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead.

Unsworth made her international debut in 2008 and was part of the Great Britain teams that won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics and bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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] [5]

She has also played for Holcombe, Loughborough and Sutton Coldfield.[6]

References
  1. "Weekend Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 45, 8 March 2014
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Unsworth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. "Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015". Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. "GB Hockey Profile". Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. https://tms.fih.ch/people/522
  6. "WHL Statistics". fixtureslive.com. UK. Retrieved 22 August 2016.


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