Joanne Ellis (born 10 November 1983 in
Leeds
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,
West Yorkshire
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) is an
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field hockey
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international, who was a member of the
England
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and
Great Britain
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women's field hockey team since 2006. She is not to be confused with another English field hockey player named
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
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. She started her hockey career at
Royston hockey club.
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Champions Trophy Sydney 2009
1983 births
English female field hockey players
Living people
Sportspeople from Leeds
Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
British female field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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