Sarah Haycroft

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Sarah Evans

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wandsworth, England

| height = 1.67 m

| weight = 66 kg

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Surbiton

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2021

| nationalteam1 = England

| nationalcaps1 = 73

| nationalgoals1 = 7

| nationalyears2 = 2014–2021

| nationalteam2 = Great Britain

| nationalcaps2 = 49

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 =

| nationalteam3 = ENGLAND & GB TOTAL:

| nationalcaps3 = 122

| nationalgoals3 = 9

| medaltemplates =

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{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}

|updated= 6 August 2021

}}

Sarah Evans (born 12 April 1991) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and has represented the England and Great Britain national teams.[https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/sarah-haycroft Team England profile]{{cite web |url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8442&itemTitle=Sarah+Evans§ion=1091 |title=Sarah Evans - GB Hockey |website=www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117164418/http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8442&itemTitle=Sarah+Evans§ion=1091 |archive-date=17 November 2018}}

Evans was educated at Kingston Grammar School and University of Birmingham .[http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8442&itemTitle=Sarah+Haycroft§ion=44 Sarah Haycroft profile at England Hockey] englandhockey.co.uk Retrieved 21 July 2017

Club career

She plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Surbiton and she is the First Team Captain.

Evans also played for University of Birmingham from 2009 to 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=PMD_UserOverview.ashx%3fid%3d359513 |title=FixturesLive}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsister.com/2009/12/10/hockey-champions-trophy-squad-return-for-indoor-action-and-four-new-faces-for-the-women/ |title=Hockey: Champions Trophy squad return for indoor action and four new faces for the women | Sportsister}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/sport/9930492.team-gbs-twigg-signs-up-at-surbiton/ |title=Team GB's Twigg signs up at Surbiton}}

International career

She made her senior international debut for England v South Africa in the 2013 Women's Hockey Investec Cup, on 4 February 2013.{{Cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/8094 |title=International Hockey Federation}}

One year later she made her senior international debut for Great Britain v USA in a test match in San Diego, California, on 10 February 2014.{{Cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/276 |title=International Hockey Federation}}

She was selected to play in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6030084-sarah-haycroft.htm |title=Hockey | Athlete Profile: Sarah HAYCROFT - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games}}

She was included in the Great Britain squad for the women's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in July and August 2021. Though designated as an alternate player,{{cite news |url=https://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/latest/news/great-britain-squads-announced-for-tokyo-olympics |title=Great Britain Squads Announced For Tokyo Olympics |work=Great Britain Hockey |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021}} due to rule changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic she was eligible to compete in all matches (unlike previous tournaments, in which alternates could only compete after permanently replacing an injured player).{{cite news |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/flexibility-introduced-for-team-rosters-in-several-sports-at-olympic-games-tokyo-2020 |title=Flexibility introduced for team rosters in several sports at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 |work=Olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee |date=3 July 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021}} Though Great Britain earned the bronze medal, she did not make an appearance and was therefore ineligible to receive a medal.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/HOC/OG2020-_HOC_C84A_HOCWTEAM11------------------------HOCWTEAM11--GBR01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809121749/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/HOC/OG2020-_HOC_C84A_HOCWTEAM11------------------------HOCWTEAM11--GBR01.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 August 2021 |title=Hockey (Women): Cumulative Statistics, GBR – Great Britain |website=Olympics.com |date=6 August 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/HOC/OG2020-_HOC_C92C_HOCWTEAM11------------------------.pdf |title=Hockey (Women): Medallists |website=Olympics.com |date=6 August 2021 |access-date=9 August 2021 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806033742/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/HOC/OG2020-_HOC_C92C_HOCWTEAM11------------------------.pdf |url-status=dead}}

References

External links

{{FIH|1162|Sarah Evans}}
{{Olympedia|143029|Sarah Evans}}
{{Olympics.com profile|sarah-evans|Sarah Evans}}
{{Team England|sarah-haycroft|Sarah Haycroft}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|hockey/athlete-profile-n6030084-sarah-haycroft|Sarah Haycroft}}

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:English female field hockey players

Category:Female field hockey midfielders

Category:Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain

Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey

Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for England

Category:Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:People from Wandsworth

Category:Sportspeople from the London Borough of Wandsworth

Category:People educated at Kingston Grammar School

Category:Surbiton Hockey Club players

Category:Women's England Hockey League players

Category:University of Birmingham Hockey Club players

Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:21st-century English sportswomen