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English field hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lily Isabelle Owsley, MBE[1] (born 10 December 1994) in Bristol, England is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch club hdm and the England and Great Britain national teams.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
10 December 1994 Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield or Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | hdm | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013–present | England | 88 | (19) |
| 2014–present | Great Britain | 76 | (17) |
| ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: | 164 | (36) | |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 8 August 2022 | |||
Owsley plays club hockey in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for hdm.[3] She has been playing hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster. and has also played for University of Birmingham
She won gold competing for Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she scored GB's first goal of the tournament as well as the first goal in the Gold Medal final.[4] She competed for England in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[5] She was selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Team but had to withdraw due to injury.
Owsley won Euro hockey gold with England in August 2015 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. She scored the final goal to end full-time 2–2 with the Netherlands, then England won the penalty shoot out.[6]
In January 2016, Owsley was named global FIH Rising Star of 2015.[7]
In June 2021, it was announced that Owsley would be partaking in her second Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020, representing Great Britain in the Women's field hockey team.
Lily was educated at Clifton College, The University of Birmingham and King's College London.
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