Rhona Simpson
British field hockey player
Rhona Isabel Simpson (born 14 July 1972 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish field hockey player who has played for her country over 280 times. By 2014 she was Scotland’s most-capped hockey player and top goal scorer.
Simpson started playing hockey at the age of 12 as part of the curriculum at her school, Wellington School, Ayr. She went on to be selected for the South West District Team.[1]
She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). Simpson became top scorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba (Japan), Tomomi Komori (Japan) and Maryna Vynohradova (Ukraine), scoring six goals.
She represented Scotland at the Kuala Lumpur 1998, Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She studied at Heriot-Watt University and subsequently worked as a PE teacher.[2]
References
External links
- Rhona Simpson at Olympedia
- Rhona Simpson at Team GB
- Rhona Simpson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Rhona Simpson at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Rhona Simpson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Scotland squad – 1995 European Nations Cup – 6th place | ||
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Great Britain squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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Great Britain squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 1998 FIH World Cup – 10th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 1998 Commonwealth Games – 6th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 1999 European Nations Cup – 6th place | ||
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Great Britain squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 8th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 2002 Commonwealth Games – 6th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 2002 FIH World Cup – 12th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 2003 European Nations Cup – 7th place | ||
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Scotland squad – 2006 FIH World Cup Qualifier | ||
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