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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|21|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire]]
| birth_place = [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire]]
| height = 1.60 m
| height = 1.70 m
| weight = 62 kg
| weight = 60 kg
| position = Midfielder
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
| currentclub = [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
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* Gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics,
* Gold at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics,
* Gold at the [[2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2015 European Championship]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Georgie Twigg - England Hockey|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=488&section=44|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.englandhockey.co.uk}}</ref>
* Gold at the [[2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2015 European Championship]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Georgie Twigg - England Hockey|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=488&section=44|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.englandhockey.co.uk}}</ref>
* Silver at the [[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow 2014 - Georgie Twigg Profile|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/hockey/1023998/georgie_twigg.html|access-date=2020-06-21|website=g2014results.thecgf.com}}</ref>
* Silver at the [[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow 2014 - Georgie Twigg Profile|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/hockey/1023998/georgie_twigg.html|access-date=2020-06-21|website=g2014results.thecgf.com}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Silver medal with Great Britain at the 2012 Champions Trophy in Argentina,
* Silver medal with Great Britain at the 2012 Champions Trophy in Argentina,
* Bronze with England at the [[Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2010 Commonwealth Games]] in Delhi, scoring the winning goal in the Bronze medal match,
* Bronze with England at the [[Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2010 Commonwealth Games]] in Delhi, scoring the winning goal in the Bronze medal match,
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Twigg is from [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w.fixtureslive.com/player/205985/overview/Georgie-Twigg|title=EHL Statistics|publisher=Fixtureslive.com|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and attended [[Repton School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IAPS U13 Girls’ Hockey Finals 2017 |url=https://www.repton.org.uk/userfiles/reptonmvc/Documents/News/DOCUMENT-11692_IAPS-2017-12pp-DL_FINALa.pdf |website=repton.org.uk |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
Twigg is from [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w.fixtureslive.com/player/205985/overview/Georgie-Twigg|title=EHL Statistics|publisher=Fixtureslive.com|access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref> and attended [[Repton School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IAPS U13 Girls’ Hockey Finals 2017 |url=https://www.repton.org.uk/userfiles/reptonmvc/Documents/News/DOCUMENT-11692_IAPS-2017-12pp-DL_FINALa.pdf |website=repton.org.uk |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>


Since 2012 Twigg has been in a relationship with [[Iain Lewers]], the [[England men's national field hockey team|England]]/[[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] men's international.<ref name="standard070616">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/olympic-hockey-2016-team-gb-couple-iain-lewers-and-georgie-twigg-are-serious-about-rio-a3265341.html|title=Olympic hockey 2016: Team GB couple Iain Lewers and Georgie Twigg are serious about Rio|work=standard|access-date=7 June 2019|date=7 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="teamgb301116">{{cite news|url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/law-student-twigg-hesitant-over-international-hockey-future|title=Law student Twigg hesitant over international hockey future|publisher=teamgb.com|access-date=9 June 2019|date=30 November 2016}}</ref> In 2019 they became engaged.<ref>{{cite web |title=MEET GEORGIE TWIGG – SURBITON HC |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/04/11/meet-georgie-twigg-surbiton-hc-2/ |website=EuroHockey |access-date=10 November 2021 |date=11 April 2019}}</ref>
Since 2012 Twigg has been in a relationship with [[Iain Lewers]], the [[England men's national field hockey team|England]]/[[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] men's international.<ref name="standard070616">{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/olympic-hockey-2016-team-gb-couple-iain-lewers-and-georgie-twigg-are-serious-about-rio-a3265341.html|title=Olympic hockey 2016: Team GB couple Iain Lewers and Georgie Twigg are serious about Rio|work=standard|access-date=7 June 2019|date=7 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="teamgb301116">{{cite news|url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/law-student-twigg-hesitant-over-international-hockey-future|title=Law student Twigg hesitant over international hockey future|publisher=teamgb.com|access-date=9 June 2019|date=30 November 2016}}</ref> In 2019 they became engaged and got married in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=MEET GEORGIE TWIGG – SURBITON HC |url=https://archive.eurohockey.org/2019/04/11/meet-georgie-twigg-surbiton-hc-2/ |website=EuroHockey |access-date=10 November 2021 |date=11 April 2019}}</ref>


She arrived at [[Bristol University]] at the age of 17 in September 2008 to read law.<ref name=":0" /> While an undergraduate she played hockey for university and Clifton. Because of her link to Bristol, she was one of the Olympic torchbearers when the torch was carried through Bristol.<ref name=":0" /> Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, her home village post box was painted bronze; it was repainted the official red colour by the Royal Mail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-19233196|title=BBC News&nbsp;— Doddington postbox painted bronze by hockey fans|publisher=BBC|date=12 August 2012|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref>
She arrived at [[Bristol University]] at the age of 17 in September 2008 to read law.<ref name=":0" /> While an undergraduate she played hockey for university and Clifton. Because of her link to Bristol, she was one of the Olympic torchbearers when the torch was carried through Bristol.<ref name=":0" /> Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, her home village post box was painted bronze; it was repainted the official red colour by the Royal Mail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-19233196|title=BBC News&nbsp;— Doddington postbox painted bronze by hockey fans|publisher=BBC|date=12 August 2012|access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170918192120/http://georgietwigg.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170918192120/http://georgietwigg.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.theroadtorio2016.co.uk/ The Road To Rio 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904223145/https://www.theroadtorio2016.co.uk/ |date=4 September 2018 }}
* [http://www.theroadtorio2016.co.uk/ The Road To Rio 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904223145/https://www.theroadtorio2016.co.uk/ |date=4 September 2018 }}
* {{IOC profile|georgie-twigg}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|tw/georgie-twigg-1}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|tw/georgie-twigg-1}}


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[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain]]
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[[Category:Female field hockey midfielders]]
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[[Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]

Latest revision as of 18:21, 30 May 2024

Georgie Twigg
MBE
Twigg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Georgina Sophie Twigg
Born (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 33)
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Surbiton
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 England & GB 249 (12)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2012 Rosario
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rosario
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nottingham
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 London
Silver medal – second place 2013 Boom
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Monchengladbach

Georgina Sophie Twigg MBE[1] (born 21 November 1990) is an English international field hockey player and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Hockey career[edit]

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton. Twigg played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain from 2010 to 2016.

In that time, results have included:

She was named England Hockey's Young Performance Player of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. She made her international debut at the 2010 Champions Trophy and was the youngest player in Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad.[2] She has played for Surbiton, Clifton Robinsons, University of Bristol, Cannock and Lincoln.[4] She announced her official retirement from international hockey in July 2018.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Twigg is from Lincoln,[5] and attended Repton School.[6]

Since 2012 Twigg has been in a relationship with Iain Lewers, the England/Great Britain men's international.[7][8] In 2019 they became engaged and got married in 2021.[9]

She arrived at Bristol University at the age of 17 in September 2008 to read law.[2] While an undergraduate she played hockey for university and Clifton. Because of her link to Bristol, she was one of the Olympic torchbearers when the torch was carried through Bristol.[2] Following the 2012 Summer Olympics, her home village post box was painted bronze; it was repainted the official red colour by the Royal Mail.[10]

Retirement[edit]

In 2016, she indefinitely suspended her international hockey career, citing her professional career as a trainee city lawyer.[8] She announced her official retirement in July 2018.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 88. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Georgie Twigg - England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Georgie Twigg Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ^ "IAPS U13 Girls' Hockey Finals 2017" (PDF). repton.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Olympic hockey 2016: Team GB couple Iain Lewers and Georgie Twigg are serious about Rio". standard. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Law student Twigg hesitant over international hockey future". teamgb.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. ^ "MEET GEORGIE TWIGG – SURBITON HC". EuroHockey. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ "BBC News — Doddington postbox painted bronze by hockey fans". BBC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  11. ^ Whiley, Mark (2 August 2018). "Golden girl Georgie Twigg announces retirement from international hockey". LincolnshireLive. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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