Jane Claxton

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Jane Claxton
Personal information
Full name Jane-Anne Claxton
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 33)
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 place2014 The Hague
Bronze medal – third place2022 Terrassa/Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam
FIH Pro League
Silver medal – second place2019
Bronze medal – third place2022–23
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2018 Changzhou
World League
Silver medal – second place2012–13 TucumánTeam
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2013 Stratford
Gold medal – first place2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place2017 Sydney
Gold medal – first place2023 Whangārei
Silver medal – second place2019 Rockhampton

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 Trans-Tasman Trophy against New Zealand.[3]

Playing career

Club hockey

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.

State hockey

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

Claxton has played over 200 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


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
131 October 2013TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa3–023–02013 Oceania Cup[10]
22 November 2013 PNG26–026–0[11]
321 March 2014Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association, Kalgoorlie, Australia Japan5–16–1Test match[12]
412 April 2014Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand New Zealand3–14–22014 Hawke's Bay Cup[13]
520 May 2014Royal Beerschot Hockey Club, Kontich, Belgium Belgium1–03–1Test match[14]
61 August 2014Glasgow National Hockey Centre, Glasgow, Scotland South Africa5–07–12014 Commonwealth Games[15]
74 July 2015KHC Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium New Zealand2–04–22014–15 HWL Semi-finals[16]
822 October 2015TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa6–025–02015 Oceania Cup[17]
924–0
1010 August 2016Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil India3–06–12016 Summer Olympics[18]
114 April 2017Hawke's Bay Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand United States1–03–12017 Hawke's Bay Cup[19]
1215 October 2017Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia New Zealand1–02–02017 Oceania Cup[20]
139 November 2017State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia United States1–23–22017 IFOH[21]
147 April 2018Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Ghana3–05–02018 Commonwealth Games[22]
152 February 2019State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia Netherlands1–01–02019 FIH Pro League[23]
169 June 2019Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England Great Britain3–04–2[24]
1716 June 2019Crefelder Hockey und Tennis Club, Krefeld, Germany Germany1–03–1[25]
182–0
1913 February 2023Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia China1–22–22022–23 FIH Pro League[26]
2029 May 2024Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium1–02–22023–24 FIH Pro League[27]
219 June 2024Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England Germany2–22–2[28]

Personal life

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

References

  1. ↑ "Hockeyroos athlete profiles – Jane Claxton". Hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "South Australian Olympians". Hockey SA. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Queensland Win Women's AHL". Hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Hockeyroos Squad Profile – Jane Claxton". Hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.