Sarah Haycroft

Sarah Evans (born 12 April 1991) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and has represented the England and Great Britain national teams.[1][2]

Sarah Evans
Personal information
Born (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991
Wandsworth, England
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Surbiton
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2021 England 73 (7)
2014–2021 Great Britain 49 (2)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 122 (9)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Amsterdam
Last updated on: 6 August 2021

Evans was educated at Kingston Grammar School and University of Birmingham .[3]

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton and she is the First Team Captain.

Evans also played for University of Birmingham from 2009 to 2012.[4][5][6]

International career

She made her senior international debut for England v South Africa in the 2013 Women's Hockey Investec Cup, on 4 February 2013.[7] One year later she made her senior international debut for Great Britain v USA in a test match in San Diego, California, on 10 February 2014.[8]

She was selected to play in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018.[9]

She was included in the Great Britain squad for the women's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in July and August 2021. Though designated as a alternate player,[10] due to rule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic she was eligible to compete in all matches (unlike previous tournaments, in which alternates could only compete after permanently replacing an injured player).[11] Though Great Britain earned the bronze medal, she did not make an appearance and was therefore ineligible to receive a medal.[12][13]

References
  1. Team England profile
  2. "Sarah Evans - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018.
  3. Sarah Haycroft profile at England Hockey englandhockey.co.uk Retrieved 21 July 2017
  4. "FixturesLive".
  5. "Hockey: Champions Trophy squad return for indoor action and four new faces for the women | Sportsister".
  6. "Team GB's Twigg signs up at Surbiton".
  7. "International Hockey Federation".
  8. "International Hockey Federation".
  9. "Hockey | Athlete Profile: Sarah HAYCROFT - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games".
  10. "Great Britain Squads Announced For Tokyo Olympics". Great Britain Hockey. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. "Flexibility introduced for team rosters in several sports at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. "Hockey (Women): Cumulative Statistics, GBR – Great Britain" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. "Hockey (Women): Medallists" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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