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Abigail "Abi" Walker
Born	(1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)^[1] Glasgow
Nationality	Scottish
Education	University of Glasgow
Occupation	Surgeon
Known for	former international field hockey goalkeeper for Scotland and Great Britain
Medical career
Sub-specialties	Ear nose and throat surgery

Abigail "Abi" Walker (born 29 January 1982) is a Scottish surgeon and retired international female field hockey goalkeeper.

Medical career

Walker studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and qualified as a doctor in 2006.^[2] She passed her postgraduate examinations and gained MRCS in 2009.^[3]

In 2018, Walker was selected as a Churchill Fellow to investigate treatments for adults and children with facial pain in the United States.^[4]^[5]

Hockey career

Walker played for Canterbury Hockey Club^[3] and Bearsden.^[6] She gained her first cap for Scotland against Chile in 2003.^[7] In February 2013, she announced her decision to retire from international competition, having made 65 appearances for the Scotland team.^[8]

She made 65 appearances for the Women's National Team and won 17 caps for Great Britain.

References

^ "Abigail Walker - Hockey - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
^ "Abi Walker". The Lancet. 376 (9756): 1893. 4 December 2010. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62203-9. S2CID 54394308.
^ ^a ^b Hubbard, Alan (25 September 2010). "Hockey: Passage to India is just what the doctor ordered". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "News: Full list of 2018 Churchill Fellows - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust". www.wcmt.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ "abigail.walker.2018 - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust". www.wcmt.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ Healy, Jo (12 February 2012). "No pain, no gain as fantastic four go in search of gold". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Scotland & GB star Abi Walker to retire from international hockey" (Press release). Scottish Hockey. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Abi Walker to retire from international hockey". The Scotsman. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

External links

Abi Walker at Olympedia

Abi Walker – International Tournaments

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