| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 6 | Women | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 8 | Women | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 3 | Women | 2010 | Rosario, ARG | |
| Champions Trophy | ||||
| 2 | Women | 2012 | Rosario, ARG | |
| 3 | Women | 2010 | Nottingham, GBR | |
| 5 | Women | 2011 | Amstelveen, NED | |
| 6 | Women | 2009 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| EuroHockey Nations Championships | ||||
| 3 | Women | 2011 | Monchengladbach, GER | |
| 3 | Women | 2009 | Amstelveen, NED | |
Nickname
Richo (englandhockey.co.uk, 25 Sep 2007)
Hobbies
Watching or playing any sport, going to the cinema and eating out. (GB Hockey Media Guide 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Fitness and Exercise Management
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Reading, Reading, GBR
Coach
Simon Letchford [club], Danny Kerry [national] (englandhockey.co.uk, 10 Nov 2011; greatbritainhockey.co.uk, 23 Dec 2011)
Position and style
Midfield (Planet Field Hockey, 24 Jul 2002)
Handedness
Right (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009)
Other sports
Her brothers Andrew and Steven have both played hockey in the English National League Premier Division. (wbhockey.co.uk, 11 Aug 2009)
Debut
1999 for England, against Japan (englandhockey.co.uk, 12 Dec 2010)
Injuries
She was out of competition for two years between January 2003 and January 2005 after having three operations on her ankle. (GB Hockey Media Guide 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She first played hockey at age seven at West Bridgford Hockey Club. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
She joined a hockey club with her three older brothers and her father played. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009)
Ambitions
To become Olympic and world champion. (GB Hockey Media Guide, 2008)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze at the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011)
Hero
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011)
Most influential person in career
Her family and her surgeon. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011)
Superstitions / Rituals
She tries to be the last person on the pitch before the match. (thisislondon.co.uk, 20 Jul 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The difference between a successful person and another is not a lack of strength or knowledge but rather a lack of will." (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011)
Awards
She was named in the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2009, 2010 and 2011. (fih.ch, 22 Dec 2011)
She was named Great Britain Hockey's Player of the Year in 2010. (news.bbc.co.uk, 19 Aug 2011)
At age 18 in 2000 she became the youngest female hockey player to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games. (englandhockey.co.uk, 12 Dec 2010)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Sydney 2000




