Laura Unsworth

Laura Roper (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.^[1][2]

Laura Roper
MBE
née Laura Unsworth

Unsworth at the 2010 Champions Trophy
Personal information
Born	(1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 37) 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

She is the first British field hockey player to win three Olympic medals.^[3][4][5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7] She also competed for England at the Commonwealth Games, securing bronze and silver at the 2010 and 2014.^[8][9]