Jane Claxton

Jane Claxton (born 26 October 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for Australia.[1] Claxton was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, a Gold Medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She was also named captain of the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Tans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]

Jane Claxton
Claxton in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jane-Anne Claxton
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club SA Suns
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Australia 173 (18)

Playing career

Club hockey

Claxton played club hockey in Adelaide for the Burnside Bulldogs. Whilst living in Perth, she plays for Victoria Park Xavier Panthers (VPX) Premier League Women's competition, but wishes that she plays for Wesley South Perth (WASP's), as they beat Victoria Park Panthers last year in the Grand Final.

State hockey

Claxton played state representative hockey for South Australia in Under 12 (SAPSASA), Under 13, Under 15, Under 16(Secondary Schools), Under 18 and Under 21. In 2012, Claxton was Player of the Tournament at the U21 Women's National Hockey Championships where South Australia finished 2nd.

She has played eight years (2009–2016) in the Australian Hockey League including two years as Captain in 2015 and 2016.

In 2011, Claxton was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns that won the national championship.[4] She was Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Australian Hockey League held in Sydney.[5]

International hockey

Claxton has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.

Her tournaments include:

  • 2013 – World League Semi-final (London, England) – 1st
  • 2013 – Women's Hockey Junior World Cup (Mönchengladbach, Germany) – 6th
  • 2013 – Oceania Cup (Stratford, New Zealand) – 1st
  • 2013 – World League Finals (Tucuman, Argentina) – 2nd
  • 2014 – Women's Hockey World Cup (The Hague, Netherlands) – 2nd
  • 2014 – Commonwealth Games (Glasgow, Scotland) – 1st[6]
  • 2015 – World League Semi-final (Antwerp, Belgium) – 3rd
  • 2015 – Oceania Cup (Stratford, New Zealand) – 1st
  • 2015 – World League Finals (Rosario, Argentina) – 6th
  • 2016 – Champions Trophy (London, Great Britain) – 4th
  • 2016 – Rio Summer Olympics – quarter finals[6][7][8]

Claxton captained the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
131 October 2013TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa3–023–02013 Oceania Cup[9]
22 November 2013TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand PNG26–026–02013 Oceania Cup[10]
321 March 2014Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association, Kalgoorlie, Australia Japan5–16–1Test match[11]
412 April 2014Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand New Zealand3–14–22014 Hawke's Bay Cup[12]
520 May 2014Royal Beerschot Hockey Club, Kontich, Belgium Belgium1–03–1Test match[13]
61 August 2014Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland South Africa5–07–12014 Commonwealth Games[14]
74 July 2015KHC Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium New Zealand2–04–22014–15 HWL Semi-finals[15]
822 October 2015TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa6–025–02015 Oceania Cup[16]
924–0
1010 August 2016Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil India3–06–12016 Summer Olympics[17]
114 April 2017Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand United States1–03–12017 Hawke's Bay Cup[18]
1215 October 2017Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia New Zealand1–02–02017 Oceania Cup[19]
139 November 2017State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia United States1–23–22017 IFOH[20]
147 April 2018Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Ghana3–05–02018 Commonwealth Games[21]
152 February 2019State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia Netherlands1–01–02019 FIH Pro League[22]
169 June 2019Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England Great Britain3–04–22019 FIH Pro League[23]
1716 June 2019Crefelder Hockey und Tennis Club, Krefeld, Germany Germany1–03–12019 FIH Pro League[24]
182–0

Personal life

Claxton lives in Perth, Western Australia, as part of the national training program, having grown up in Adelaide, South Australia. Claxton's older brother, Matthew Claxton, also plays hockey, and has represented South Australia in the Australian Hockey League team the Southern Hotshots and was the Hockey SA Premier League Best and Fairest in 2014.

She represented South Australia in cross country and athletics, competed in district netball, tennis and swimming before settling into hockey as her sport of choice.[25]

Recognition and awards

References
  1. "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Jane Claxton". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. "Hockey SA – SA's Jane Claxton named Captain of the Hockeyroos for the Trans-Tasman Trophy". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. "Hockey SA – SA Suns Profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. "Queensland Win Women's AHL". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. "Rio 2016 Olympic Profiles – Jane-Anne Claxton". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. "Hockeyroos Squad Profile – Jane Claxton". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. "South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  9. "Australia 23–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  10. "Australia 26–0 Papua New Guinea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. "Australia 6–1 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  12. "New Zealand 2–4 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. "Belgium 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  14. "Australia 7–1 South Africa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  15. "Australia 4–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  16. "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  17. "India 1–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  18. "Australia 3–1 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  19. "Australia 2–0 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  20. "Australia 3–2 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  21. "Australia 5–0 Ghana". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  22. "Australia 1–0 Netherlands". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  23. "Great Britain 2–4 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  24. "Germany 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  25. "ABC News – Adelaide Hockeyroo hits World Titles in Netherlands". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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