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{{short description|English field hockey player}}
{{short description|English field hockey player}}
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{{Distinguish|Tina Cullen}}
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| name = Crista Cullen<br><small>{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}}</small>
| name = Crista Cullen<br><small>{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}}</small>
| image = Argentina v Netherlands WCT 2010 Final 012 (4809909858) (2).jpg
| image = Argentina v Netherlands WCT 2010 Final 012 (4809909858) (2).jpg
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| caption = Crista Cullen in 2010
| caption = Crista Cullen in 2010
| nationality = British
| nationality = British
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|8|20}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|8|20}}
| birth_place = [[Boston, Lincolnshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Boston, Lincolnshire]], England
| height = 1.82 m
| height = 1.82 m
| weight = 74 kg
| weight = 74&nbsp;kg
| country = {{GBR2}}<br>{{ENG}}
| country = {{GBR2}}<br>{{ENG}}
| sport = [[Field hockey|Hockey]]
| sport = [[Field hockey|Hockey]]
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{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|[[Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|[[Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}
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'''Chay Crista Kerio Cullen''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 20 August 1985) is an Olympic Gold Medal winning English [[field hockey]] player.
'''Chay Crista Kerio Cullen''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 20 August 1985) is an Olympic Gold Medal-winning English [[field hockey]] player.


==Hockey career==
==Hockey career==
Cullen made her senior international debut for [[England women's national field hockey team|England]] in 2003. She was part of the [[Great Britain women's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] squad which won Bronze at the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] Summer Olympics in London, as well as the England squad that won Bronze at the [[Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]] Commonwealth Games in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/crista-cullen-1.html|title=Crista Cullen Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
Cullen made her senior international debut for [[England women's national field hockey team|England]] in 2003. She was part of the [[Great Britain women's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] squad which won Bronze at the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] Summer Olympics in London, as well as the England squad that won Bronze at the [[Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]] Commonwealth Games in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/crista-cullen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235928/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/crista-cullen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Crista Cullen Bio, Stats, and Results – Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>


She retired from international hockey after the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] Summer Olympics, aged 27. She earned 171 international caps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=100&itemTitle=Crista+Cullen&section=1091|title=GB Hockey Profile|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/hockey/10021029/From-Olympic-hockey-medals-to-animal-conservation-in-Nairobi-Crista-Cullen-is-always-fighting-for-something.html|title=From Olympic hockey medals to animal conservation in Nairobi - Crista Cullen is always fighting for something|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref> She came out of retirement in 2015 to join the Great Britain team for the 2016 [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]] and played an instrumental part in a team that went unbeaten throughout the tournament, eventually winning an Olympic gold medal.
She retired from international hockey after the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] Summer Olympics, aged 27. She earned 171 international caps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=100&itemTitle=Crista+Cullen&section=1091|title=GB Hockey Profile|accessdate=28 November 2014|archive-date=13 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113152851/http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=100&itemTitle=Crista+Cullen&section=1091|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/hockey/10021029/From-Olympic-hockey-medals-to-animal-conservation-in-Nairobi-Crista-Cullen-is-always-fighting-for-something.html|title=From Olympic hockey medals to animal conservation in Nairobi – Crista Cullen is always fighting for something|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref> She came out of retirement in 2015 to join the Great Britain team for the 2016 [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]] and played an instrumental part in a team that went unbeaten throughout the tournament, eventually winning an Olympic gold medal.


She has played club hockey for [[Leicester Hockey Club|Leicester]], based at the Stoneygate [[Preparatory school (UK)|Preparatory School]] in [[Great Glen, Leicestershire|Great Glen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leicesterhc.co.uk|title=Leicester Hockey Club|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w.fixtureslive.com/player/14585/overview/Crista-Cullen|title=EHL Statistics|publisher=Fixtureslive.com|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
She has played club hockey for [[Leicester Hockey Club|Leicester]], based at the Stoneygate [[Preparatory school (UK)|Preparatory School]] in [[Great Glen, Leicestershire|Great Glen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leicesterhc.co.uk|title=Leicester Hockey Club|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w.fixtureslive.com/player/14585/overview/Crista-Cullen|title=EHL Statistics|publisher=Fixtureslive.com|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
She was named in the International Hockey federation World Star XI following the [[2006 Women's Hockey World Cup|2006]] Hockey World Cup, as well as 2006 Great Britain Hockey Athlete of the Year and Hockey Writers' 2005 and 2006 ''UK Hockey Player of the Year''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeywritersclub.com/awards/uk-hockey-player-year-award|title=UK Hockey Player of the Year Award - Hockey Writers' Club|date=27 December 2010|accessdate=28 November 2014}}</ref>
She was named in the International Hockey federation World Star XI following the [[2006 Women's Hockey World Cup|2006]] Hockey World Cup, as well as 2006 Great Britain Hockey Athlete of the Year and Hockey Writers' 2005 and 2006 ''UK Hockey Player of the Year''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeywritersclub.com/awards/uk-hockey-player-year-award|title=UK Hockey Player of the Year Award – Hockey Writers' Club|date=27 December 2010|accessdate=28 November 2014|archive-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119224550/http://www.hockeywritersclub.com/awards/uk-hockey-player-year-award|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2006 and 2008 she was nominated for the [[FIH Player of the Year Awards]](Young Woman) Award and in 2012 she was nominated for the FIH Hockey Player of the Year (Woman) Award.
In 2006 and 2008 she was nominated for the [[FIH Player of the Year Awards]] (Young Woman) Award and in 2012 she was nominated for the FIH Hockey Player of the Year (Woman) Award.


Cullen was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803 |supp=y|page=N17|date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
Cullen was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803 |supp=y|page=N17|date=31 December 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Cullen attended the independent [[Oakham School]] in [[Rutland]]. She then gained a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Business Studies (Strategy & Entrepreneurship) at the [[Nottingham Trent University|Nottingham Business School]], gaining a 2.1 in 2006. She works as a Business Development Consultant for [[The Kennel Club]] and as Performance Director for Edwin Doran Sports Tours (edwindoran.com). Her father was a golfer and her mother played professional squash. She first played hockey aged nine, when living in [[Kenya]] until she was twelve. Her parents still live in Kenya where they run the ''Hemingways'' hotel near [[Watamu]]. Her brother Gray Cullen played junior rugby for England and in 2009 debuted for the [[Kenya national rugby union team]].<ref>The Standard (Kenya), 9 July 2009: [http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144018937&cid=3&j=&m=&d= Kenya overcome Senegal to advance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711155613/http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144018937&cid=3&j=&m=&d= |date=11 July 2009 }}</ref>
Cullen attended the independent [[Oakham School]] in [[Rutland]]. She then gained a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Business Studies (Strategy & Entrepreneurship) at the [[Nottingham Trent University|Nottingham Business School]], gaining a 2.1 in 2006. She works as a Business Development Consultant for [[The Kennel Club]] and as Performance Director for Edwin Doran Sports Tours (edwindoran.com). Her father was a golfer and her mother played professional squash. She first played hockey aged nine, when living in [[Kenya]] until she was twelve. Her parents still live in Kenya where they run the ''Hemingways'' hotel near [[Watamu]]. Her brother Gray Cullen played junior rugby for England and in 2009 debuted for the [[Kenya national rugby union team]].<ref>The Standard (Kenya), 9 July 2009: [http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144018937&cid=3&j=&m=&d= Kenya overcome Senegal to advance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711155613/http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144018937&cid=3&j=&m=&d= |date=11 July 2009 }}</ref> Following her success at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic, Games, Crista Cullen has founded Tofauti which is a charity aimed at making sustained conservational change in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tofauti.org/our-story-index|title=OUR STORY|website=TOFAUTI – African communities and wildlife charity founded by Crista Cullen MBE|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletemedia.co.uk/article/crista-cullen-mbe-think-differently-toufati/|title=I want to show that helping Africa is not just a drop in the ocean' {{!}} Crista Cullen MBE|website=Athlete Media Group|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> In 2020, Cullen's Tofauti Foundation became the charity partner of the Tofauti Everyone Active junior women and men's cycling team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.velouk.net/2019/10/29/new-junior-team-for-2020/|title=New Junior Team for 2020 {{!}} velouk.net|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tofautieveryoneactive.com/p6626942/|title=Tofauti Everyone Active – Partners|website=Tofauti Everyone Active|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{sports links}}
{{Commons category|Crista Cullen}}
{{Commons category|Crista Cullen}}
*[http://www.cristacullen.co.uk Crista Cullen - Great Britain Hockey Player - Official website]
*[http://www.cristacullen.co.uk Crista Cullen – Great Britain Hockey Player – Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210150337/http://ntu.ac.uk/sport/elite_athlete/hall_of_fame/53966gp.html Nottingham Trent University]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090210150337/http://ntu.ac.uk/sport/elite_athlete/hall_of_fame/53966gp.html Nottingham Trent University]


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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English female field hockey players]]
[[Category:English female field hockey players]]
[[Category:People from Boston, Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Boston, Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:People educated at Oakham School]]
[[Category:People educated at Oakham School]]
[[Category:Alumni of Nottingham Trent University]]
[[Category:Alumni of Nottingham Trent University]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain]]
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain]]
[[Category:British female field hockey players]]
[[Category:British female field hockey players]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Freemen of the City of London]]
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[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Wimbledon Hockey Club players]]
[[Category:Wimbledon Hockey Club players]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]

Latest revision as of 00:32, 29 December 2023

Not to be confused with Tina Cullen.

Crista Cullen
MBE
Crista Cullen in 2010
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 38)
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 England
SportHockey
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Representing  England
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Manchester
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gladbach
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Rosario
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team

Chay Crista Kerio Cullen, MBE (born 20 August 1985) is an Olympic Gold Medal-winning English field hockey player.

Hockey career[edit]

Cullen made her senior international debut for England in 2003. She was part of the Great Britain squad which won Bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as the England squad that won Bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1]

She retired from international hockey after the 2012 Summer Olympics, aged 27. She earned 171 international caps.[2][3] She came out of retirement in 2015 to join the Great Britain team for the 2016 Rio Olympics and played an instrumental part in a team that went unbeaten throughout the tournament, eventually winning an Olympic gold medal.

She has played club hockey for Leicester, based at the Stoneygate Preparatory School in Great Glen.[4][5]

Awards[edit]

She was named in the International Hockey federation World Star XI following the 2006 Hockey World Cup, as well as 2006 Great Britain Hockey Athlete of the Year and Hockey Writers' 2005 and 2006 UK Hockey Player of the Year.[6]

In 2006 and 2008 she was nominated for the FIH Player of the Year Awards (Young Woman) Award and in 2012 she was nominated for the FIH Hockey Player of the Year (Woman) Award.

Cullen was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Cullen attended the independent Oakham School in Rutland. She then gained a BA in Business Studies (Strategy & Entrepreneurship) at the Nottingham Business School, gaining a 2.1 in 2006. She works as a Business Development Consultant for The Kennel Club and as Performance Director for Edwin Doran Sports Tours (edwindoran.com). Her father was a golfer and her mother played professional squash. She first played hockey aged nine, when living in Kenya until she was twelve. Her parents still live in Kenya where they run the Hemingways hotel near Watamu. Her brother Gray Cullen played junior rugby for England and in 2009 debuted for the Kenya national rugby union team.[8] Following her success at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic, Games, Crista Cullen has founded Tofauti which is a charity aimed at making sustained conservational change in Africa.[9][10] In 2020, Cullen's Tofauti Foundation became the charity partner of the Tofauti Everyone Active junior women and men's cycling team.[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Crista Cullen Bio, Stats, and Results – Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ "GB Hockey Profile". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ^ "From Olympic hockey medals to animal conservation in Nairobi – Crista Cullen is always fighting for something". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Leicester Hockey Club". Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ^ "UK Hockey Player of the Year Award – Hockey Writers' Club". 27 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  7. ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N17.
  8. ^ The Standard (Kenya), 9 July 2009: Kenya overcome Senegal to advance Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "OUR STORY". TOFAUTI – African communities and wildlife charity founded by Crista Cullen MBE. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. ^ "I want to show that helping Africa is not just a drop in the ocean' | Crista Cullen MBE". Athlete Media Group. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ "New Junior Team for 2020 | velouk.net". Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Tofauti Everyone Active – Partners". Tofauti Everyone Active. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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