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Emily Maguire (field hockey)

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Emily Maguire
Personal information
Born17 December 1987 (1987-12-17) (age 38)
Glasgow, Scotland
Medal record
Women's Field hockey
Representing  United Kingdom
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
FIH Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2012 RosarioTeam
Representing  Scotland
EuroHockey Nations Trophy
Gold medal – first place2011 PoznanTeam
FIH Champions Challenge I
Bronze medal – third place2011 DublinTeam

Emily Maguire (born 17 December 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish international field hockey player who plays as a defender. She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed for the national team in the women's tournament, winning a bronze medal.[1]

With over 150 international caps,[2] she also represented Scotland at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games[3][4] Maguire helped Scotland retain its A division status at the EHF Nations Championship in 2013 and in 2015.[5]

In June 2015 she was selected in the victorious Great Britain team[6] at the 2015 Hockey World League Semi Finals which secured qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Maguire currently plays club hockey in the Investec Women's Hockey League Conference East for Hampstead & Westminster.[7]

She is a product of the Kelburne Hockey Club, Paisley, Scotland.[5] She has also played club hockey for Reading (2009–15) and for Holcombe (2015–17).

Maguire retired from international hockey in November 2016[5] with a total of 177 international caps (118 caps for Scotland and 59 for caps Great Britain).[5]

She graduated with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Glasgow in 2009.

Maguire works at Investec Bank in the Corporate and Institutional Treasury Desk.

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