Great Britain win hockey bronze after thriller against India
GB’s women’s hockey team won a thrilling Olympic bronze in Tokyo after an entertaining 4-3 victory over India.
GB’s women’s hockey team won a thrilling Olympic bronze in Tokyo after an entertaining 4-3 victory over India.
After a drama-filled match, GB eventually prevailed, meaning that two current students – Izzy Petter and Ellie Rayer – will return to Loughborough as Olympic medallists.
A further five alumnae also made the podium as Maddie Hinch, Sarah Jones, Giselle Ansley, Leah Wilkinson, and Laura Unsworth all played their part in GB securing their third consecutive Olympic hockey medal after gold in Rio 2016 and bronze at London 2012.
Alumna Laura Unsworth also became the first British hockey player to win medals at three Olympic Games.
GB had to work hard for the victory and having raced into a 2-0 lead – Rayer opening the scoring – India rallied to go 3-2 in front in the third quarter. However, GB showed great resilience and maturity to score a further two goals to win the match and cue an outpouring of emotion at full-time.
The result also means that in Izzy Petter, Loughborough Students Women’s Hockey Club will have an Olympic medal winner amongst their ranks next season.
Highlights of the match can be viewed on the BBC Sport website HERE.
The bronze medal is Loughborough’s twelfth at the Olympic Games after winning three golds, five silvers, and four bronze medals.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 21/164
Loughborough University
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2021 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in the Guardian University League Table 2021, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 and 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2022.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
GB’s women’s hockey team won a thrilling Olympic bronze in Tokyo after an entertaining 4-3 victory over India.
GB’s women’s hockey team won a thrilling Olympic bronze in Tokyo after an entertaining 4-3 victory over India.
After a drama-filled match, GB eventually prevailed, meaning that two current students – Izzy Petter and Ellie Rayer – will return to Loughborough as Olympic medallists.
A further five alumnae also made the podium as Maddie Hinch, Sarah Jones, Giselle Ansley, Leah Wilkinson, and Laura Unsworth all played their part in GB securing their third consecutive Olympic hockey medal after gold in Rio 2016 and bronze at London 2012.
Alumna Laura Unsworth also became the first British hockey player to win medals at three Olympic Games.
GB had to work hard for the victory and having raced into a 2-0 lead – Rayer opening the scoring – India rallied to go 3-2 in front in the third quarter. However, GB showed great resilience and maturity to score a further two goals to win the match and cue an outpouring of emotion at full-time.
The result also means that in Izzy Petter, Loughborough Students Women’s Hockey Club will have an Olympic medal winner amongst their ranks next season.
Highlights of the match can be viewed on the BBC Sport website HERE.
The bronze medal is Loughborough’s twelfth at the Olympic Games after winning three golds, five silvers, and four bronze medals.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 21/164
Loughborough University
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2021 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in the Guardian University League Table 2021, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 and 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2022.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
