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 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

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

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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.

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 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

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