Grace Balsdon

Personal information
Born	(1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 30) Canterbury, England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	East Grinstead Hockey Club
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–present	England	41	(3)
2017–present	Great Britain	48	(7)
	ENGLAND & GB TOTAL:	89	(10)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team 2018 Gold Coast Team
Last updated on: 8 August 2022

Grace Balsdon (born 13 April 1993) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for East Grinstead Hockey Club and the England and Great Britain national teams.^{[1][2] [3]}

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead Hockey Club. She has also played for Hampstead & Westminster and Canterbury.

International career

In 2016, Balsdon played defender for the University of Maryland field hockey team and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American, All-Big Ten First Team, and three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.^[4][5]

In the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Balsdon scored the game winning goal for Great Britain to win the bronze medal in women's field hockey.^[6]