Nicola White, (born 20 January 1988) is an English international

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who plays as a forward for

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

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 ...

. She now plays club hockey in the

Women's England Hockey League The Women's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features women's teams from England. From 2011-2020 it was sponsored by Investec and was referred to as the Investec Women's Hockey League. Format Regula ...

Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster, joining the club for the 2020-21 season after many successful years playing for

Holcombe Holcombe may refer to: Places ;United Kingdom * Holcombe, Greater Manchester * Holcombe, East Devon * Holcombe, Somerset * Holcombe, Teignbridge, Devon * Holcombe Manor, Chatham, Kent * Holcombe Rogus, Devon * Holcombe Court, Devon * Holcombe Bur ...

. White won a gold medal at the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

and a bronze medal at the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

After making her International debut for England in May 2009, White has won silver at the Champions Trophy and bronze medals at the World Cup, Commonwealth, and European competitions. She was born in

Shaw and Crompton Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which contains the town of Shaw and lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines. It is located north of Oldham, south ...

, and began playing hockey at the age of 7 at school and started her club hockey at Saddleworth HC and is now currently playing for Holcombe HC in the Premier Division. In addition to her sporting accolades, she completed her Sports Science Degree at

Loughborough College Loughborough College is a general further education college located in Leicestershire, England which offers a range of courses including further education, higher education, apprenticeships and professional qualifications. List of princip ...

in 2013 and attended Oldham Hulme Grammar School through primary and secondary education

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* 1988 births Living people English female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain Olympic medalists in field hockey Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain People from Oldham People from Shaw and Crompton Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Members of the Order of the British Empire Loughborough Students field hockey players Holcombe Hockey Club players Women's England Hockey League players {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub