Nicola White
MBE
White at Our Greatest Team Parade in 2012
Personal information
Born (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988
Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Forward
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 Rosario
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 DelhiTeam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010 Rosario
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place2010 Nottingham
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 London
Silver medal – second place2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place2011 Monchengladbach

Nicola White, MBE (born 20 January 1988) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward for England and Great Britain.

She now plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster, joining the club for the 2020-21 season after many successful years playing for Holcombe.

White won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games[1]

After making her International debut for England in May 2009, White has won silver at the Champions Trophy and bronze medals at the World Cup, Commonwealth, and European competitions.

She was born in Shaw and Crompton,[2] and began playing hockey at the age of 7 at school and started her club hockey at Saddleworth HC and is now currently playing for Holcombe HC in the Premier Division. In addition to her sporting accolades, she completed her Sports Science Degree at Loughborough College in 2013 and attended Oldham Hulme Grammar School through primary and secondary education [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicola White - GB Hockey". Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Olympic star Nicola White: I nearly gave up hockey", Manchester Evening news, M.E.N. Media, 10 January 2013
  3. ↑ "FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul". FE Week. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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