Lily Walker (field hockey)

Lily Walker

Personal information

Full name

Lily Mae Walker

Born

5 June 2002 (age 22)
Cannock, England

Playing position

Midfield

Club information

Current club

East Grinstead

National team

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2019

England U–21

(1)

2022–

England

(0)

2023–

Great Britain

(0)

Medal record

Women's field hockey

Representing England
Commonwealth Games
	2022 Birmingham	Team

Lily Mae Walker is an English field hockey player.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Lily Walker was born in Cannock, England, on 5 June 2002.^[3]^[4]

Career

Under–21

In 2019, Walker made her debut for the England U–21 team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.^[5]

Senior national teams

Walker has represented both England and Great Britain in senior competition.^[5]

England

In 2022, Walker debuted for the English national team during season three of the FIH Pro League.^[6]^[1] She later competed at the 2022 FIH World Cup in Terrassa and Amsterdam, where the team finished in eighth place. She concluded her 2022 season by winning a gold medal at the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^[4]^[7]^[8]

Walker was a member of the England squad at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach.^[5]

Great Britain

Following her England debut, Walker received a call-up to the Great Britain squad in 2023, where she made her debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.^[2]^[5]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "LILY WALKER". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "LILY WALKER". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Great Britain Hockey. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Team Details – England". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Lily Walker: "The Commonwealth Games has given me a hunger to want more."". teamengland.org. Team England. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "WALKER Lily". tms.fih.ch. international Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ "Student hockey star Lily Walker: "Is women's sport as good as men's? I think it can be better."". birmingham.ac.uk. University of Birmingham. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Girl got tickets to watch England at the Commonwealth Games only to be told she 'd be playing". staffordshire-live.co.uk. Staffordshire Live. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Walker ready for 'surreal' Commonwealth Games appearance after originally applying for tickets". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "GREAT BRITAIN: GB CONTINUE GOOD FORM IN LONDON". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

External links

Lily Walker at the International Hockey Federation
Lily Walker at Hockey England

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