Ellie Watton
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| Born |
10 June 1989 Chesterfield, Derbyshire | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
| Current club | Holcombe HC | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1994 - 2006 | Matlock (Baileans)[1] | |||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2006 - 2011 | Cannock | |||||||||||
| 2011 - 2014 | Beeston[2] | |||||||||||
| 2014 - 2016 | St Albans HC | |||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 2014 – present | Great Britain | 55 | (11[3]) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 14 November 2016 | ||||||||||||
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Ellie Watton (born 10 June 1989) is an English field hockey player. She grew up in Ashover, Derbyshire and was educated at Highfields School, Matlock and Repton School, Derbyshire. A qualified teacher, she taught and coached hockey at Oakham School until July 2014, and became a full-time athlete, based at Bisham Abbey. She is supported by the National Lottery Fund and sponsored by Osaka Hockey. She has competed for the England and Great Britain women's hockey teams, including the 2014 World Cup, 2014 Commonwealth Games,[4][5][6][7][8] 2014 Champions Trophy,[9][10] 2015 World League Finals and was most recently part of the Rio 2016 Gold medal winning squad.[11][12] Since becoming a full-time athlete she moved south, playing club hockey at Holcombe H.C..
References
- ↑ "Watton returns to Baileans". Matlock Mercury. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Ganly, Kerry (31 May 2014). "Matlock's Ellie Watton hoping to shine in World Cup". Derby Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Player Profile - Ellie Watton". England Hockey. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Evely, John. "Oakham's Ellie Watton to join Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Sir Bradley Wiggins at 2014 Commonwealth Games". Stamford Mercury. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Ellie Watton's tears as England's hockey girls go so close to gold". Derby Telegraph. UK. 4 August 2014.
- ↑ Cowper, Sian (27 July 2014). "Ellie Watton praises "great team performance"". Sports Mole. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ellie gives youngsters silver service". Lancashire Evening Post. UK. 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "St Albans duo receive England call-ups". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ Edwards, Michael. "Watton strikes twice for England ladies at Champions Trophy". London 24. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "Women's Squad - GB Hockey". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win first hockey gold on penalties". BBC Sport. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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