Leah Wilkinson

{{short description|Welsh field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Leah Wilkinson

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Burton-on-Trent, England

| height = 169cm

| weight = 63kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Surbiton

| nationalyears1 = 2004–

| nationalteam1 = Wales

| nationalcaps1 = 172

| nationalgoals1 = 23

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Great Britain

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}

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{{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

|updated= 9 January 2022

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Leah Julia Wilkinson (born 3 December 1986) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a defender for Wales and Great Britain.

She was born in Burton-on-Trent, England, and plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton.{{Cite web|url=https://surbitonhc.com/news-events/club-news/2021/olympic-bronze-medalist-leah-wilkinson-joins-ladies-1s/|title=Olympic Bronze Medalist Leah Wilkinson Joins Ladies 1s | Surbiton Hockey Club}}

Wilkinson has also played for Holcombe and Reading.

She represented Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

In 2004, she made her international debut for Wales against Ireland. She took over the captaincy of her country in 2018 and on 1 June 2019 she became not only the most capped hockey player, but most capped Welsh sportsperson.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dai-sport.com/hockey-wales-history-wilkinson-cardiff/|title=Hockey: Leah Wilkinson Leaving Her Own Mark In Welsh Sporting History|date=May 30, 2019|website=Dai Sport}}

Wilkinson made her debut for Great Britain on 1 October 2019 v India and won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.