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

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, she competed for the

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in the

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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 The Royal Grammar School Worcester (also known as RGS Worcester or RGSW) is an eleven-eighteen mixed, independent day school and sixth form in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Founded before 1291, it is one of the oldest British independent d ...

and lectures at

Solihull College Solihull College & University Centre, formerly called Solihull Technical College, is a further education college located in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. The College has two main campuses; the Blossomfield ...

. She holds a Sports Science Degree from

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. Walton once played football for

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Sally Walton at Great Britain Hockey
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* 1981 births Living people English female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Olympic medalists in field hockey Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Alumni of Liverpool John Moores University Aston Villa W.F.C. players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Women's association football fullbacks People from Southport English women's footballers Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Teachers at Royal Grammar School Worcester Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub