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Giselle Ansley
MBE
Personal information
Born	31 March 1992 (age 32); Kingsbridge, Devon
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	HGC
Senior career
Years	Team
2006–2010; 2010–2013; 2013–2021; 2021-present	Plymouth Marjon; Loughborough Students; Surbiton; HGC
National team
Years	Team
2013–	England
2014–	Great Britain
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
European Championship
	Last updated on: 9 June 2021

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Giselle Anne Ansley, MBE (born 31 March 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender in the Du Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC and the England and Great Britain national teams.

Ansley is from Kingsbridge, Devon. She went to Churston Ferrers Grammar School , Brixham, Devon. She has also played club hockey for Loughborough and Plymouth Marjon.^[1] ^[2]^[3]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey.^[4]^[5]

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC. ^[6]

She previously played club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.^[7]

International career

Ansley made her international debut in 2013. She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games^[8]^[9] where she won a silver medal.^[10]^[11]^[12]

She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning a gold medal in a penalty shootout against the defending champions Netherlands.^[13]^[14]

References

^ "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
^ Ashton, Tim (24 November 2013). "Ansley's keeping it real in both a Surbiton and England shirt". Croydon Guardian. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ Gilmour, Rod (17 November 2013). "Surbiton serve warning of title credentials after Giselle Ansley double". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N15.
^ "New Year's Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
^ https://surbitonhc.com/news-events/club-news/2021/giselle-ansley-joins-dutch-side-hgc-for-new-season/
^ http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8439&itemTitle=Giselle+Ansley&section=44
^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ Gilmour, Rod (9 July 2014). "England defender Giselle Ansley reveals World Cup torment after Commonwealth Games selection". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Silver consolation is not enough for Ansley and England". Western Morning News. UK. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ Hughes, Richard (2 August 2014). "Giselle Ansley and her England teammates have to settle for silver". Herald Express. UK. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
^ "Q&A with Devon's hockey star Giselle Ansley".
^ "Rio 2016: Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Olympic team". BBS Sport. BBC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

External links

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[1] "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

[2] Ashton, Tim (24 November 2013). "Ansley's keeping it real in both a Surbiton and England shirt". Croydon Guardian. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[3] Gilmour, Rod (17 November 2013). "Surbiton serve warning of title credentials after Giselle Ansley double". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[4] "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N15.

[5] "New Year's Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[6] ttps://surbitonhc.com/news-events/club-news/2021/giselle-ansley-joins-dutch-side-hgc-for-new-season/

[7] ttp://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8439&itemTitle=Giselle+Ansley&section=44

[8] "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[9] Gilmour, Rod (9 July 2014). "England defender Giselle Ansley reveals World Cup torment after Commonwealth Games selection". The Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[10] "Silver consolation is not enough for Ansley and England". Western Morning News. UK. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[11] Hughes, Richard (2 August 2014). "Giselle Ansley and her England teammates have to settle for silver". Herald Express. UK. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

[12] "Q&A with Devon's hockey star Giselle Ansley".

[13] "Rio 2016: Great Britain and Northern Ireland's Olympic team". BBS Sport. BBC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[14] "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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