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Helen Richardson-Walsh (née Richardson, born 23 September 1981) is an English hockey player who plays as a midfielder. [1] She has been a member of both the England and the Great Britain women's field hockey teams since 1999, and was a member of the Great Britain team who won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992) – American designer of disabled fashion, paralyzed as a result of polio. [37] Darryl Stingley (1951–2007) – American football player, paralyzed in a 1978 exhibition game. [38] Sam Sullivan (born 1959) – Canadian politician, mayor of Vancouver from 2005 to 2008. Paralyzed in a skiing accident at age 19. [39]
Travis Matthew Roy (April 17, 1975 – October 29, 2020) was an American college ice hockey player, author and philanthropist. In 1995, he was injured in his first shift as a college hockey player for Boston University and was paralyzed from the neck down. He later created the Travis Roy Foundation, which gives grants to enhance the life of ...
She played for Cambridge City in the Women's England Hockey League and represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-21 levels. [2] She won bronze with England U21's in the European Championships in Valencia in 2017 and went on to play for Wimbledon Hockey Club in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division.
Sixsmith was the first British female hockey player to have appeared at four Olympic Games, followed by Kate Richardson-Walsh [2] including the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Jane continues to play National League for Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club.
Assinck joined the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team in 2007, and has been an advocate for this sport ever since. She competed at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup from November 7–9, 2014 in Brampton , Ontario , Canada , Assinck was part of the Canadian squad that earned a silver medal.
Giselle Anne Ansley (born 31 March 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for HGC and the England and Great Britain national teams. Ansley was educated at Churston Ferrers Grammar School , Brixham , Devon .
She retired from international hockey after the 2012 Summer Olympics, aged 27. She earned 171 international caps. She earned 171 international caps. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She came out of retirement in 2015 to join the Great Britain team for the 2016 Rio Olympics and played an instrumental part in a team that went unbeaten throughout the tournament ...