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2005 Women's Champions Challenge (field Hockey)
The 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge was the third edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held in Virginia Beach, United States from July 8–16, 2005. New Zealand participate in 2006 Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, Netherlands after defeated South Africa in the final. Squads Head Coach: Danny Kerry Head Coach: John Sheahan Head Coach: Pablo Usoz Head Coach: Ian Rutledge Head Coach: Jenny King Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade Umpires * * * * * * * * Results ''All times are Eastern Standard Time ( UTC−04:00)'' Group stage Fixtures ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification matches Fifth and sixth place Third and fourth place Final Awards The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament: Statistics Final standings Goalscorers References External linksOfficial FIH website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Richardson (field Hockey)
Helen Richardson-Walsh, (''née'' Richardson, born 23 September 1981) is an English hockey player who plays as a midfielder. She has been a member of both the England and the Great Britain women's field hockey teams since 1999, and was a member of the Great Britain team that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Helen Richardson was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire with her 3 older brothers. She began playing hockey at a young age, joining West Bridgford Hockey Club at the age of seven. She initially attended Uphill Primary school in Weston Super-Mare before returning to her home town of West Bridgford where she attended West Bridgford School and South Nottingham College. Richardson-Walsh started a degree course in Human Biology at Aston University in 2000 but did not complete the course. International hockey career Richardson-Walsh achieved 293 international caps for England and Great Britain, making her at the poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sheahan (field Hockey)
John Sheahan (born 1972) is an Australian-born field hockey coach, who is a graduate of Tenri University where the majority of the men's and women's national team graduated. Sheahan has two master's degrees in sports science Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ... and has been coaching the men's and women's university teams since graduating himself. He led the women's team since 2005. References worldhockey 1972 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Australian field hockey coaches Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becky Duggan
Rebecca Waters (née Duggan; born 10 June 1983) is an English field hockey goalkeeper. She made her senior international debut for the England women's national field hockey team on 19 April 2003 and made one appearance for the Great Britain national women's field hockey team, against South Africa on 10 January 2007. Duggan was also a footballer and played outfield for several teams in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division. She joined Charlton Athletic from Fulham in December 2009. Hockey Duggan was part of the England squad for 2005 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She later played in the 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship semi final defeat to Germany. In 2006, Duggan appeared in a Push Hockey magazine photoshoot dressed as Uma Thurman's character from Kill Bill. Football Duggan began her football career with Chelsea Ladies. She was named ''Most Improved Player'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Gilliat-Smith
Cathy Gilliat-Smith (born 19 March 1981, also known as Cath Nicholson) is an English international field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain, achieving 64 international caps. She currently plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead. Personal life Cathy Gilliat-Smith was born in Sevenoaks, Kent and attended Tonbridge Grammar School between 1992 and 2000, after which she attended Loughborough University, graduating with a degree in sports science in 2004. In November 2011 she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. She returned to playing hockey about four months later, in early 2012, playing for Sevenoaks Hockey Club in the England Hockey national league. On 4 July 2015, Gilliat-Smith married her partner of 15 years, Trevor Nicholson. She is a teacher at Sevenoaks School, Kent. She is Head of Hockey, runs the girls' athletics programme, teaches PE and design, and is assistant to the Housem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Scott (field Hockey)
Alex Scott may refer to: Sportspeople Association football * Alex Scott (footballer, 1913–1962), English football goalkeeper who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra. * Alex Scott (footballer, 1936–2001), Scottish football winger who played for Rangers and Everton. *Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984), English women's international footballer, and television pundit, who played for Arsenal. * Alex Scott (footballer, born 2003), English football midfielder who plays for Bournemouth. Other sports * Alex Scott (racehorse trainer) (1960–1994), British racehorse trainer murdered in 1994 * Alex Scott (cricketer) (born 1990), Hong Kong cricketer Other people *Alex Scott (actor) (1929–2015), Australian-British actor who starred in shows such as ''The Saint'' and ''Randall & Hopkirk'' *Alex Scott (1996–2004), founder of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a nationwide U.S. charity to raise funds for pediatric cancer research *Alex Scott (politician) (born 1940), Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Ellis
Joanne Catherine Ellis (born 28 June 1981 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... women's field hockey team since 2002. She is not to be confused with another English field hockey player named Jo Ellis, who was born in 1983. She is now working at the mount school York. References * Profile External links * 1981 births English female field hockey players Living people Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cambridge Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Walton
Sally Ellen Walton (born 10 June 1981) is a former British field hockey player, a personal trainer and currently coaching Hockey at the Royal Grammar School Worcester, moving there from Solihull school Walton made her international debut in 2005. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Great Britain in the women's tournament helping them to win the bronze medal. Walton has played club hockey for Bowdon Hightown and Hampton-in-Arden Hockey Club and currently plays for Olton and West Warwickshire. She coaches at RGS Worcester and lectures at Solihull College. She holds a Sports Science Degree from Liverpool John Moores University. Walton once played football for Aston Villa L.F.C. Aston Villa Women Football Club is the women's Women's association football, football team of Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, currently playing in the English women's FA Women's Super League, Super League. The club has been in existence since 19 ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Cullen
Christina Louise "Tina" Cullen MBE (born 1 March 1970 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a field hockey player from England. Cullen has represented Great Britain in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 when the team finished in fourth place. She is a coach with Bowdon Hightown and has over 400 English Premier League goals to her name. She teaches sport at Greenbank High School Greenbank High School is an all-girls secondary academy school located in Hillside, Southport, Merseyside, England. School details Greenbank currently holds The NACE (National Able Children in Education) Challenge Award, Artsmark Gold, British ... and was awarded an MBE in the New Years honours list 2013. References External links * 1970 births Living people British female field hockey players English female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Walker (field Hockey)
Rachel Walker (born 15 May 1979 in Worcester, Worcestershire) is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in June 2000 against Ireland. She is nicknamed ''Wacker''. She graduated from Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ... in Physiotherapy in 2000. References sports-reference Profile External links * 1979 births English female field hockey players Living people Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Sportspeople from Worcester, England Alumni of the University of Birmingham Commonwealth Games medallists in field hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Bimson
Jennie "Bimmo" Bimson (born 13 October 1976 in Wordsley, West Midlands) is a retired English field hockey player. A former member of the England and Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s, she played in midfield and as a forward. She retired from hockey after the 2008 Olympics. References External links * * *Olympic profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Bimson, Jennie 1976 births English female field hockey players Living people Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain British female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2008 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Houslop
Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the Franks who were named for the francisca, the axe they used in battle. https://nameberry.com/babyname/frances Notable people and characters with the name include: People * Frances, Countess of Périgord (died 1481) * Frances (musician) (born 1993), British singer and songwriter * Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860-1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer * Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (1567–1633), English noblewoman and Irish countess * Frances E. Burns (1866-1937), American social leader and business executive * Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset (1590–1632), central figure in a famous scandal and murder * Frances Lewis Brackett Damon (1857–1939), American poet, writer * Frances Davidson, Viscountess Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
