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Jane Claxton

Jane Claxton (born 26 October 1992) is an Australian field hockey player for Australia.[1] Claxton was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were defeated by the Netherlands women's national field hockey team in the final of the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, a Gold Medal winner at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and member of the team that went to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She was also named captain of the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Tans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]

Jane Claxton
Personal information
Full name Jane-Anne Claxton
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)
Adelaide, Australia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Adelaide Fire
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013– Australia 245 (21)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 The Hague
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
FIH Pro League
Silver medal – second place 2019
Bronze medal – third place 2022–23
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2018 Changzhou
World League
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 Tucumán Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Stratford
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sydney
Gold medal – first place 2023 Whangārei
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton

Playing career

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Club hockey

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Claxton played club hockey in Adelaide for the Burnside Bulldogs. Whilst living in Perth, she plays for Victoria Park Xavier Panthers (VPX) Premier League Women's competition, but wishes that she plays for Wesley South Perth (WASP's), as they beat Victoria Park Panthers last year in the Grand Final. But WASP's didn't even make the final in 2020 when Victoria Park won.

State hockey

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Claxton played state representative hockey for South Australia in Under 12 (SAPSASA), Under 13, Under 15, Under 16(Secondary Schools), Under 18 and Under 21. In 2012, Claxton was Player of the Tournament at the U21 Women's National Hockey Championships where South Australia finished 2nd.

She has played eight years (2009–2016) in the Australian Hockey League including two years as Captain in 2015 and 2016.

In 2011, Claxton was a member of the Australian Hockey League team the SA Suns that won the national championship.[4] She was Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Australian Hockey League held in Sydney.[5]

International hockey

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Claxton has played over 100 international games for the Hockeyroos, including the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games and World Cup.

Her tournaments include:

Claxton captained the Hockeyroos in November 2016 for the Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]

Claxton qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1-0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[9]

International goals

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Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 October 2013 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand   Samoa 3–0 23–0 2013 Oceania Cup [10]
2 2 November 2013   PNG 26–0 26–0 [11]
3 21 March 2014 Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association, Kalgoorlie, Australia   Japan 5–1 6–1 Test match [12]
4 12 April 2014 Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand   New Zealand 3–1 4–2 2014 Hawke's Bay Cup [13]
5 20 May 2014 Royal Beerschot Hockey Club, Kontich, Belgium   Belgium 1–0 3–1 Test match [14]
6 1 August 2014 Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland   South Africa 5–0 7–1 2014 Commonwealth Games [15]
7 4 July 2015 KHC Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium   New Zealand 2–0 4–2 2014–15 HWL Semi-finals [16]
8 22 October 2015 TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand   Samoa 6–0 25–0 2015 Oceania Cup [17]
9 24–0
10 10 August 2016 Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   India 3–0 6–1 2016 Summer Olympics [18]
11 4 April 2017 Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand   United States 1–0 3–1 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup [19]
12 15 October 2017 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia   New Zealand 1–0 2–0 2017 Oceania Cup [20]
13 9 November 2017 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia   United States 1–2 3–2 2017 IFOH [21]
14 7 April 2018 Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia   Ghana 3–0 5–0 2018 Commonwealth Games [22]
15 2 February 2019 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia   Netherlands 1–0 1–0 2019 FIH Pro League [23]
16 9 June 2019 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England   Great Britain 3–0 4–2 [24]
17 16 June 2019 Crefelder Hockey und Tennis Club, Krefeld, Germany   Germany 1–0 3–1 [25]
18 2–0
19 13 February 2023 Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia   China 1–2 2–2 2022–23 FIH Pro League [26]
20 29 May 2024 Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium   Belgium 1–0 2–2 2023–24 FIH Pro League [27]
21 9 June 2024 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England   Germany 2–2 2–2 [28]

Personal life

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Claxton lives in Perth, Western Australia, as part of the national training program, having grown up in Adelaide, South Australia. Claxton's older brother, Matthew Claxton, also plays hockey, and has represented South Australia in the Australian Hockey League team the Southern Hotshots and was the Hockey SA Premier League Best and Fairest in 2014.

She represented South Australia in cross country and athletics, competed in district netball, tennis and swimming before settling into hockey as her sport of choice.[29]

Recognition and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Jane Claxton". Hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "South Australian Olympians". Hockey SA. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "SA's Jane Claxton named Captain of the Hockeyroos for the Trans-Tasman Trophy". Hockey SA. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ "SA Suns Profile". Hockey SA. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Win Women's AHL". Hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Jane-Anne Claxton". Official Site of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Hockeyroos Squad Profile – Jane Claxton". Hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. ^ "South Australians Karri McMahon, Georgie Parker and Jane-Anne Claxton to debut at Olympic Games in Rio". The Advertiser. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Australia 23–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Australia 26–0 Papua New Guinea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Australia 6–1 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  13. ^ "New Zealand 2–4 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Belgium 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Australia 7–1 South Africa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Australia 4–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  18. ^ "India 1–6 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Australia 3–1 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Australia 2–0 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Australia 3–2 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Australia 5–0 Ghana". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Australia 1–0 Netherlands". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Great Britain 2–4 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Germany 1–3 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Australia 2–2 China". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Belgium 2–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Germany 2–2 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Adelaide Hockeyroo hits World Titles in Netherlands". ABC News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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