Jane Sixsmith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jane Sixsmith

field hockey player

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Jane Sixsmith

  • Janet Theresa "Jane" Sixsmith (born 5 September 1967 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands) is a field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
  • She retired from the international scene after scoring over hundred goals and winning 165 caps for England and 158 for Great Britain.
  • Sixsmith is the only British female hockey player to have appeared at four Olympic Games, including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  • Jane continues to play National League for Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club. Sixsmith took up hockey when, at the age of twelve, she was told she could no longer play for a boys' football team.
  • She played hockey at club level for her hometown, Sutton Coldfield.
  • As a teenager, she was selected as a reserve for the England under-18 netball team before being chosen for England's under-18 hockey squad.
  • Jane attended St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Bishop Walsh Catholic School. Jane recently took part in the 2013 Maxifuels Super Sixes indoor hockey finals with her team Sutton Coldfield.
  • They reached the final after beating Bowden Hightown in the Semi Finals.
  • Jane scored the second goal in her teams 2-5 defeat to champions Reading HC in the final at Wembley Arena on 27 January 2013. Sixsmith's honours include an MBE, an Olympic bronze, a European Cup gold (1991) and a Commonwealth silver medal (1998).

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