Kate Richardson-Walsh

Kate Richardson-Walsh
OBE OLY
Richardson-Walsh at the 2015 EuroHockey Championship
Personal information
Birth nameKate Louise Walsh
NationalityBritish
Born (1980-05-09) 9 May 1980 (age 44)
Withington, Manchester, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportField hockey
TeamReading
Medal record
Women's field hockey
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 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rosario
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nottingham
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Cologne
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Dublin
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Manchester
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Monchengladbach
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2002 Johannesburg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Baku
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Ourense

Kate Louise Richardson-Walsh, OBE OLY (née Walsh; born 9 May 1980) is an Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning English field hockey player. She was capped a record 375 times for her country and was the England and Great Britain Captain for 13 years.[2]

  1. ^ "Kate Richardson-Walsh biography". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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