| Biographies Athletes |
Alexandra Danson
GBR
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| Date of birth | 21 May 1985 |
| Place of birth | Southampton, ENG |
| Gender | Women |
| Height | 1.67 m |
| Weight | 57 kg |
| Champions Trophy Totals |
Goals |
Cards |
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| Goals | Field Goals | Penalty Corner Goals | Penalty Stroke Goals | Total Cards | Green | Yellow | Red |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human Interest |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Nottingham, ENG |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Languages | English |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She started playing hockey at age six at her school in Hampshire and in the back garden with her mother. |
| Why this sport? | After watching a hockey match with her parents she begged her mother to buy her a hockey stick. |
| Club / Team | Reading: Reading, ENG |
| Name of coach | Simon Letchford [club], Danny Kerry [national] |
| Training Regime | She trains every day for two hours. |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
| Handedness | Right |
International / National Debut | |
| Year | 2001 |
| Country | England |
| Opponent | Germany |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Sleepy (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Hobbies | Surfing, reading and spending time with friends and family. (englandhockey.co.uk, 25 Sep 2007) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal at the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011) |
| Most influential person in career | Her parents and English hockey player/coach Ali Wakefield. (englandhockey.co.uk, 25 Sep 2007) |
| Hero / Idol | Scottish football manager Alex Ferguson. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011) |
| Injuries | In May 2012 she suffered a bruised bone in her shoulder when she collided with a defender during the final of the Olympic test event. (BBC, 09 May 2012) She suffered a broken thumb at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, which ruled her out of the first five matches in the Dutch league for her club Klein Zwitserland. (More Than The Games, 23 Mar 2009) She has dislocated both shoulders. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She is always the last to join the team huddle and spins her stick 15 times before a match. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Leave no stone unturned, train hard and love what you do." (Athlete, 24 Jul 2009) "Play for as long as you love it." (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011) |
| Awards and honours | She was named in the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2011. (dailymail.co.uk, 06 Jan 2012) She was nominated for the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2001. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Other sports | She has represented England at rounders. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Ambitions | To be selected for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and win a medal. (friendofedusport.org, 27 Feb 2012) |
| Competition Highlights (historical) |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 6 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN |
| World Cup | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 3 | 2010 | Argentina |
| 5 | 2002 | Australia |
| 7 | 2006 | Spain |
| EuroHockey Nations Championships | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 3 | 2011 | Germany |
| 3 | 2009 | Netherlands |
| 3 | 2007 | England |
| 3 | 2005 | Ireland |
| 4 | 2003 | Spain |
| Champions Trophy | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 3 | 2010 | England |
| 5 | 2011 | Netherlands |
| 6 | 2009 | Australia |
| 6 | 2002 | China |
| Champions Challenge | ||
| Rank | Year | Venue |
| 3 | 2007 | Azerbaijan |