Sarah Thomas (field hockey)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sarah Thomas |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 January 1981 Aberdare, Wales[1] |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Coached by | Jason Lee |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 |
| National finals | Commonwealth 2010 |
| Highest world ranking | Bronze Medal London 2012 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 30 July 2012 | |
Sarah Thomas (born 12 January 1981, in Aberdare) is a Welsh field hockey midfield and forward player, who was a member of the Wales and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her GB debut in 1997. She was part of the team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Domestic career
[edit]Thomas played professionally for Dutch team HC Rotterdam for 8 seasons.[2] She was voted the side's player of the season in 2007.[3] She left the club in 2011 in order to return to the UK and focus on getting selected for the 2012 GB women's hockey squad.[4]
International career
[edit]Thomas represented Wales at all age groups from the under 16s up to and including the senior national side, whom she first played for in 1997. She subsequently captained the side at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[5][6][7] She was also a member of the GB women's hockey teams, winning 53 caps for the side. She was a member of the squad at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal at the latter.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Thomas has a degree in exercise and sports sciences from the University of Exeter.[9]
Retirement
[edit]Thomas retired from playing for Wales in 2010.[10] She then retired from domestic hockey in 2011, and finally from all other international hockey in 2013, stating that she felt content with her career having finally won an Olympic medal.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas bids for Olympic hockey gold". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Olympic medal winner Thomas quits". BBC Sport.
- ^ "University of Exeter".
- ^ "Thomas bids for Olympic hockey gold". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Olympic medal winner Thomas quits". BBC Sport.
- ^ "University of Exeter".
- ^ "Thomas bids for Olympic hockey gold". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Hockey: Olympic medal winner Sarah Thomas announces retirement". 20 February 2013.
- ^ "University of Exeter".
- ^ "Hockey: Olympic medal winner Sarah Thomas announces retirement". 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Thomas bids for Olympic hockey gold". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Olympic medal winner Thomas quits". BBC Sport.
- Kubatko, Justin. "Sarah Thomas Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- British Olympic profile
External links
[edit]- Sarah Thomas at the International Hockey Federation
- Sarah Thomas at Olympics.com
- Sarah Thomas at Olympedia
- Sarah Thomas at Team GB
- Sarah Thomas at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Sarah Thomas at Team GB
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- Welsh female field hockey players
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- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
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- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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