Hannah Macleod

Hannah Louise Macleod, MBE[1] (born 9 June 1984) is an English field hockey player.

Hannah Macleod
MBE
Personal information
Full name Hannah Louise Macleod
Born (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2012 LondonTeam
Representing  England
European Championship
2015 London

Macleod began her youth career at St Ives Hockey Club, Cambridge, and rose up the ranks to play for their first team.[2] She went on to play club hockey for St Albans, Leicester and Loughborough Students.[3]

She made her international debut in 2003. She competed for the Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, helping the team win bronze.[4][5]

In October 2012, the Olympic medals of Macleod and Alex Partridge were stolen along with their jackets during a night at Mahiki in London.[6] The stolen medal was recovered when it was sent anonymously by mail to the headquarters of England Hockey.[7]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Macleod played for the GB field hockey team again. The team won the gold medal.[8]

References
  1. GRO reference: June 1984, Vol. 7, Page 1612
  2. Mason, Aaron (2016-09-21). "Hannah Macleod honoured by St Ives Hockey Club". Cambridge News. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannah Macleod". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. "GB Hockey Profile". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. "Hannah Macleod's stolen Olympic bronze medal returned". BBC. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  7. Association, Press (2012-10-26). "Stolen Olympic bronze medal is returned in post". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  8. "Hannah Macleod". England Hockey. Retrieved 2016-09-23.


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