Elizabeth Storry


Country
Birth date
Age
24/04/1978 - Reading (GBR) 
34
Height
Weight
Gender
173 cm / 5'8" 
74 kg / 163 lbs 
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Sport
Team
STORRY Elizabeth
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
6Women2008Beijing, CHN
World Cup
3Women2010Rosario, ARG
Champions Trophy
2Women2012Rosario, ARG
3Women2010Nottingham, GBR
5Women2011Amstelveen, NED
6Women2009Sydney, NSW, AUS
EuroHockey Nations Championships
3Women2011Monchengladbach, GER
3Women2009Amstelveen, NED

Nickname

Bethany, Bee, Bessie, Liz (GB Hockey Team Guide 2008, Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

Hobbies

Sports, hill walking, travelling, cooking, spending time with friends and family. (GB Hockey Team Guide 2008, Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

Occupation

Athlete

Education

Psychology, Sports Science - Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, Gloucester, GBR

Language(s) spoken

Dutch, English

Club name

Reading, Reading, GBR

Coach

Simon Letchford [club], Danny Kerry [national] (englandhockey.co.uk, 10 Nov 2011; greatbritainhockey.co.uk, 22 Dec 2011)

Position and style

Goalkeeper (Athlete, 31 Jul 2009)

Handedness

Right (Athlete, 31 Jul 2009)

Debut

2002 for England (englandhockey.co.uk, 25 Sep 2007)

Injuries

She tore her right calf muscle in 2008 and was out of competition for two weeks. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She first played hockey at age 12 at school. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011)

Ambitions
To win an Olympic gold medal. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009)

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, 31 Jul 2008)

Superstitions / Rituals
She likes to listen to music before a match and always puts her water bottle to the right hand side of the goal. (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you don't like this feeling, don't come unprepared. This will not be easy." and "Always believe in and trust your own abilities." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

Awards
She was named in the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2010. (fih.ch, 22 Dec 2011)

She was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. (englandhockey.co.uk, 09 Dec 2010)

She was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2010 Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England. (FIH, 18 Jul 2010)

She was named the 2008 UK Female Player of the Year following an annual poll conducted amongst British members of the Hockey Writers' Club. (Great Britain Hockey, 29 Jan 2009)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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