About Kate
Kate Richardson-Walsh was born on 9 May 1980 in Withington, Manchester, England. She played field hockey as a defender, making her international debut in 1999 and retiring in 2016 after 375 appearances for Great Britain and England. She captained both teams for 13 years from 2003 onwards. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she captained GB to their first women's hockey gold medal, winning on penalties against the Netherlands. She was also appointed OBE in 2017 for services to hockey.
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Known for
- captaining Great Britain and England women's hockey teams for 13 years
- leading GB women's hockey team to Olympic gold at Rio 2016
- being most capped female British hockey player with 375 caps
- co-founding the first same-sex married couple to win an Olympic gold medal together
- building team culture and resilience
- Captain of Great Britain
- England Women’s Hockey
- Olympic Gold Medalist
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