Shona McCallin

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Shona McCallin
MBE
Eurohockey 2015- Final England v Netherlands (21003980126).jpg
McCallin in 2015
Personal information
Born (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 31)
Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club None
Senior career
YearsTeam
2007–2008 Nottingham Highfields HC
2008–2010 Beeston
2010–2014 VMH&CC MOP, Netherlands
2014–2015 Slough
2015–2019 Holcombe
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2022 England 60 (4)
2014–2021 Great Britain 62 (2)
ENGLAND & GB TOTAL: 122 (6)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 London
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Last updated on: 17 October 2023

Shona McCallin, MBE (born 18 May 1992), is an English former international field hockey player who played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. [1] She is co-founder of thetenpercentclub, a wellness supplement company.

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She was an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

McCallin started her career at Newark Otters and Beavers club, aged 6, coached by Christine Fergusson MBE. She then progressed through Nottinghamshire county ranks, regional and England U16, U18 and U21 squad which she captained at the Junior World Cup.

She ventured to Tilburg, Netherlands to pursue further hockey opportunities. She spent almost 4 years in the country, gaining a university degree in International Business and also becoming fluent in Dutch.

Upon return she was selected for the centralised Great Britain training programme at Bisham Abbey. She was selected for the Rio 2016 Olympic squad and helped them to win the gold medal.

On 17 October 2023, she announced her retirement from international hockey. [2]

Endorsements

On 22 May 2014, it was announced that McCallin had signed a multi-year agreement to represent and advise on products for American field hockey manufacturer STX. [3]

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References

  1. "Shona McCallin - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  2. "GB Olympic gold medallist retires from international hockey". BBC Sport. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. , PRWeb.com, May 2014.