Leah Wilkinson
Leah Julia Wilkinson is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a defender for Wales [women's national field hockey team|Wales] and Great Britain.
Biography
She was born in Burton-on-Trent, England, and plays club hockey in the Women's [England Hockey League] Premier Division for Surbiton.Wilkinson has also played for Holcombe and Reading.
She represented Wales at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – [Women's">Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament">2010 Commonwealth Games – [Women's tournament|2010 Commonwealth Games], 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2014 Commonwealth Games] and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
In 2004, she made her international debut for Wales against Ireland. She took over the captaincy of her country in 2018 and on 1 June 2019 she became not only the most capped hockey player, but most capped Welsh sportsperson.
Wilkinson made her debut for Great Britain on 1 October 2019 v India and won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
In 2024, she married fellow player Holly Payne and took up a coaching post at Old Georgians Hockey Club.