Emily Maguire (born 17 December 1987 in

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) is a Scottish international

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player who plays as a defender. She represented

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at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed for the

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in the

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, winning a bronze medal. With over 150 international caps, she also represented

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at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games Maguire helped Scotland retain its A division status at the EHF Nations Championship in

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and in 2015. In June 2015 she was selected in the victorious

team at the 2015 Hockey World League Semi Finals which secured qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Maguire currently plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Conference East for Hampstead & Westminster. She is a product of the

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, Paisley,

. She has also played club hockey for

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(2009–15) and for Holcombe (2015–17). Maguire retired from international hockey in November 2016 with a total of 177 international caps (118 caps for Scotland and 59 for caps Great Britain). She graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the

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in 2009. Maguire works at Investec Bank in the Corporate and Institutional Treasury Desk.

Club honours

* England Hockey League ::Winners: 2010–11, 2012–13 *England Hockey Indoor Championships ::Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14 * EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy ::Winners 2012–13 * EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy ::Winners: 2013–14

References

External links

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Great Britain Hockey.
Emily Maguire profile
Team GB.
1987 births Living people British female field hockey players Scottish 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 Holcombe Hockey Club players Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players Reading Hockey Club players Women's England Hockey League players Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Scottish Olympic medallists {{Scotland-fieldhockey-bio-stub