Alex Danson

	Danson in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Mary Louise Danson-Bennett
Born	21 May 1985 (age 40); Southampton, Hampshire, England
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Playing position	Forward
National team
Years	Team
2001–2018	England
2010–2018	Great Britain
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Champions Trophy
Representing England
World Cup
FIH Champions Trophy
European Championship
Commonwealth Games
Champions Challenge I
Women's field hockey
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Champions Trophy
Representing England
World Cup
FIH Champions Trophy
European Championship
Commonwealth Games
Champions Challenge I
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Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson (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

2012 Rosario: Silver

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

2010 Rosario: Bronze

FIH Champions Trophy

2010 Nottingham: Bronze

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

EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy Winners: 2013^[14]^[15]
EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy Runners-up: 2014^[16]
Women's England Hockey League Winners: 2010–11,^[17] 2012–13;^[18] Runners-up: 2011–12^[19]
English Indoor Championship Winners: 2012–13,^[20] 2013–14;^[21] Runners-up: 2010–11,^[22] 2011–12^[23]
English League (regular season) Winners: 2011–12^[24]
English Indoor League (regular season) Third-place: 2013–14^[25]

Awards and nominations

2001 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality (runner-up)
2011 FIH World All Star Team^[26]
2011 Reading Sports Personality of Year^[27]
2011 UK Female Player of the Year (Hockey Writers' Club)^[28]
2011–12 Premier League Player of the Season^[29]
2011–12 Premier League Top Scorer^[29]
2011–12 Premier League All Star Team^[29]
2012 UK Female Player of the Year (Hockey Writers' Club) (runner-up)^[30]
2012 London Cup Player of the Tournament^[31]
2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semi-finals Player of the Tournament^[32]
2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship Player of the Tournament^[32]
2015 Committee Award (Sports Journalists' Association)^[33]
2015 Sportswoman of the Year (Sports Journalists' Association) (4th place)^[33]
2015 UK Female Player of the Year (Hockey Writers' Club) (third-place)^[34]
2015 FIH Women's Player of the Year (International Hockey Federation) (nominated)^[32]

References

^ "Alex Danson - GB Hockey". Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Alex Danson named England women's hockey captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "Women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals: England lose to USA in semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "Alex Danson: Olympic gold medallist's hockey academy targets 10,000 children". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "International Hockey Federation".
^ http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=48933&itemTitle=Alex+Danson%2DBennett+announces+her+retirement+from+hockey&section=1044&dm_i=K8Z,6QT2T,3D8XWY,QY5YS,1 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Britain's Danson-Bennett retires from hockey". BBC Sport.
^ Passing The Test Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ London Cup 2011 Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Field Hockey TV. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ Ladies 1s off to Europe Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ Treble-tastic! Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ "Reading women promoted to EuroHockey top flight". EH. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ "Watch highlights of this weekend's championships". EH. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Reading crowned Investec Champions". EH. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Investec Finals Weekend - Day Two". EH. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Reading crowned Maxifuel Super Sixes Champions". EH. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ "Reading crowned Maxinutrition Hockey5s Champs". EH. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ "Super Sixes Finals 2011". EH. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ "Leicester Ladies crowned Maxifuel Super Sixes Finals Champions". EH. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ "Reading seal Slough's fate". EH. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "Bowdon take top spot from Slough in women's Premier Division". EH. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ "Richardson and Danson World All Stars". EH. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ Great week continues for Alex Get Record. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ "Danson, Pearn are Hockey Writers' Players of the Year". EH. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Double Award for Alex Danson Get Reading. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
^ "Captains pick up Player of the Year Awards". EH. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Davis Cup's team title as athletes are on track". SJA. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Lewers and Hinch scoop Hockey Writers' Prizes". EH. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

External links

Alex Danson at the International Hockey Federation
Alex Danson at Olympics.com
Alex Danson at Team GB
Alex Danson at Olympedia
Alex Danson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Alex Danson at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Alex Danson at Great Britain Hockey (archived)
Alex Danson at Team England

[1] "Alex Danson - GB Hockey". Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[2] "Alex Danson Pitch opened". Farnborough Hill School. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[3] 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.

[gbhockey-4] Alex Danson profile GB Hockey. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

[5] "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N17.

[6] "Alex Danson named England women's hockey captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[7] "Women's Hockey World League Semi-Finals: England lose to USA in semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[8] "Alex Danson: Olympic gold medallist's hockey academy targets 10,000 children". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[9] "International Hockey Federation".

[10] ttp://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=48933&itemTitle=Alex+Danson%2DBennett+announces+her+retirement+from+hockey&section=1044&dm_i=K8Z,6QT2T,3D8XWY,QY5YS,1 ^{[dead link]}

[11] "Britain's Danson-Bennett retires from hockey". BBC Sport.

[12] Passing The Test Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[13] London Cup 2011 Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Field Hockey TV. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[14] Ladies 1s off to Europe Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[15] Treble-tastic! Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Reading Hockey Club. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[16] "Reading women promoted to EuroHockey top flight". EH. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[17] "Watch highlights of this weekend's championships". EH. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[18] "Reading crowned Investec Champions". EH. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[19] "Investec Finals Weekend - Day Two". EH. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[20] "Reading crowned Maxifuel Super Sixes Champions". EH. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[21] "Reading crowned Maxinutrition Hockey5s Champs". EH. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[22] "Super Sixes Finals 2011". EH. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[23] "Leicester Ladies crowned Maxifuel Super Sixes Finals Champions". EH. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[24] "Reading seal Slough's fate". EH. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[25] "Bowdon take top spot from Slough in women's Premier Division". EH. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[26] "Richardson and Danson World All Stars". EH. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[greatweek-27] Great week continues for Alex Get Record. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[28] "Danson, Pearn are Hockey Writers' Players of the Year". EH. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[doubleaward-29] Double Award for Alex Danson Get Reading. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[30] "Captains pick up Player of the Year Awards". EH. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[31] Reading Players Honoured Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Reading HC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[FIH_POTY-32] "Hockey Stars 2015 Player of the Year nominees". FIH. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[SJA_Awards_2015-33] "Davis Cup's team title as athletes are on track". SJA. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[34] "Lewers and Hinch scoop Hockey Writers' Prizes". EH. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

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