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Laura Roper
MBE
née Laura Unsworth

Unsworth at the 2010 Champions Trophy
Personal information
Born	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder or Defender
Club information
Current club	East Grinstead
Senior career
Years	Team
2003–2006	Sutton Coldfield HC
2007–2012	Loughborough Students
2013–2015	Holcombe
2015–present	East Grinstead
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2008–present	England	150	(7)
2009–present	Great Britain	134	(5)
	ENGLAND & GB TOTAL:	284	(12)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2012 London Team 2020 Tokyo Team Champions Trophy 2012 Rosario Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team 2014 Glasgow Team 2010 Delhi Team 2018 Gold Coast Team World Cup 2010 Rosario Champions Trophy 2010 Nottingham European Championship 2015 London 2013 Boom 2009 Amstelveen 2011 Monchengladbach 2017 Amstelveen
Last updated on: 8 August 2022

Laura Roper, MBE (née Laura Unsworth) (born 8 March 1988) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or defender for East Grinstead and the England and Great Britain national teams.

She is the first British field hockey player to win three Olympic medals.

Unsworth attended Coppice Primary School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and Loughborough University.

Club career

Roper plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for East Grinstead.

She has also played for Holcombe, Loughborough Students and Sutton Coldfield.

International career

Unsworth made her international debut in 2008 and was part of the Great Britain teams that won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics and bronze medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Unsworth has also competed for England at the European Championships winning three bronze, one silver and a Gold medal, won in London in 2015. She also competed for England at the Commonwealth Games, securing bronze and silver at the 2010 and 2014.

References

1. "Weekend Birthdays", The Guardian, p. 45, 8 March 2014
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Unsworth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
3. "Tokyo Olympics: Team GB's women's hockey team secure bronze after thrilling win against India".
4. "Team GB's women secure bronze in thrilling Olympic hockey win over India". TheGuardian.com. 6 August 2021.
5. "Beijing 2022 Olympics – News, Schedule & Videos". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
6. "WHL Statistics". fixtureslive.com. UK. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
7. "Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015". Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
8. "Laura Unsworth | Great Britain Hockey".
9. "International Hockey Federation".

External links

• Laura Unsworth at the International Hockey Federation
• Laura Unsworth at Olympics.com
• Laura Unsworth at Olympedia
• Laura Unsworth at Team GB
• Laura Unsworth at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

Laura Unsworth – International Tournaments

v t e England squad – 2010 Commonwealth Games – Bronze medal 1 Storry 3 Gilbert 4 Unsworth 5 Cullen 6 Macleod 7 Craddock 8 Richardson 9 Seymour 11 Walsh (c) 12 Rogers 13 Williams 15 Danson 18 Twigg 22 Ball 23 Walton 28 White Coach: Kerry v t e Great Britain squad – 2012 Champions Trophy – Runners–up 1 Storry 3 Maguire 4 Unsworth 5 Cullen 6 Macleod 7 Panter 8 Richardson 9 Seymour 11 Walsh 12 Rogers 14 Bartlett 15 Danson 18 Twigg 22 Ball 23 Walton 24 Walker 28 White 29 Thomas Coach: Kerry v t e Great Britain squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal 1 Storry 3 Maguire 4 Unsworth 5 Cullen 6 Macleod 7 Panter 8 Richardson 11 Walsh (c) 12 Rogers 14 Bartlett 15 Danson 18 Twigg 22 Ball 23 Walton 28 White 29 Thomas Coach: Kerry v t e England squad – 2014 FIH World Cup – 11th place 1 Hinch 2 Mackay 4 Unsworth 6 Macleod 7 Twigg 9 Townsend 10 Gilbert 11 Richardson-Walsh (c) 13 Quek 15 Danson 19 Bray 20 Webb 21 Watton 22 Ball 23 Walton 26 Owsley 27 Shipperley 28 White Coach: Lee v t e England squad – 2014 Commonwealth Games – Silver medal 1 Hinch 2 Ansley 3 Bray 4 Unsworth 5 Owsley 6 Shipperley 7 Twigg 8 Watton 9 Townsend 10 Gilbert 11 Richardson-Walsh (c) 12 Webb 13 Quek 14 White 15 Danson 16 Wood Coach: Kerry v t e Great Britain squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st Title) 1 Hinch 4 Unsworth 5 Cullen 6 Macleod 7 Twigg 8 H. Richardson-Walsh 9 Townsend 11 K. Richardson-Walsh (c) 13 Quek 15 Danson 18 Ansley 19 Bray 20 Webb 24 McCallin 26 Owsley 28 White Coach: Kerry v t e England squad – 2018 Hockey World Cup – 6th place 1 Hinch 3 Lane 4 Unsworth 5 Haycroft 6 Toman 7 Martin 9 Townsend 11 Petty 13 Rayer 15 Danson 18 Ansley 19 Bray 20 Webb 21 Watton 23 Tennant 26 Owsley 27 Hunter 31 Balsdon Coach: Kerry v t e Great Britain squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal 1 Hinch 4 Unsworth 5 Evans 6 Toman 7 Martin 8 Jones 9 Townsend 10 Robertson 13 Rayer 16 Petter 17 Wilkinson 18 Ansley 20 Pearne-Webb 21 Crackles 24 McCallin 26 Owsley 31 Balsdon 32 Costello Coach: Hager v t e England squad – 2022 World Cup – 8th place 1 Hinch 2 Bourne 4 Unsworth 6 Toman 7 Martin 11 Hunt 13 Rayer 14 Howard 16 Petter 18 Ansley 20 Pearne-Webb 21 Crackles 22 Neal 23 Hamilton 24 McCallin 25 Heesh 26 Owsley 31 Balsdon 41 Walker 42 Malzer Coach: Ralph v t e England squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – Gold Medal (1st Title) 1 Hinch 4 Unsworth 6 Toman 7 Martin 11 Hunt 12 Walker 13 Rayer 14 Howard 16 Petter 18 Ansley 20 Pearne-Webb (c) 21 Crackles 23 Hamilton 24 McCallin 25 Heesh 26 Owsley 28 Peel 31 Balsdon Coach: Ralph

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