Jill Atkins

British field hockey player

Jill Atkins
Personal information
Full name Gillian Atkins
Born (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963 (age 60)
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
Representing  England
European Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Brussels Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 London Team

Gillian "Jill" Atkins (born 30 May 1963) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.

Her father is Denis Atkins, a footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City.

External links

Jill Atkins – International Tournaments
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England squad1987 European Nations Cup – Runners-up
  • Cook
  • Hallam
  • Atkins
  • G. Brown
  • K. Brown
  • Cheetham
  • Dixon
  • Goodridge
  • Hambly (c)
  • 10 Crook
  • 11 Lister
  • 12 Parker
  • 13 Rule
  • 14 Sixsmith
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  • 16 Williams
  • Coach: Slocombe
England
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Great Britain squad1987 Champions Trophy – 5th place
United Kingdom
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Great Britain squad1988 Summer Olympics – 4th place
United Kingdom
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England squad1990 FIH World Cup – 4th place
  • Hallam
  • Thompson
  • Sowerby
  • Brown
  • Lister (c)
  • Atkins
  • Dixon
  • Parker
  • Langridge
  • 10 Nevill
  • 11 Lewis
  • 12 Rewer
  • 13 Miller
  • 14 Edwards
  • 15 Fry
  • 16 Sixsmith
  • Coach: Hay
England
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England squad1991 European Nations Cup – Champions (1st Title)
  • Hallam
  • Thompson
  • Sowerby
  • Brown
  • Lister
  • Atkins
  • Dixon
  • Bayliss
  • Langridge
  • 10 Nevill
  • 11 Lewis
  • 12 Smith
  • 13 Miller
  • 14 Johnson
  • 15 Lee
  • 16 Sixsmith
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England
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Great Britain squad1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
United Kingdom
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Great Britain squad1993 Champions Trophy – 6th place
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  • Rose
  • Davies
  • Smith
  • Youngs
  • Atkins (c)
  • Watkin
  • Wright
  • Gibson
  • 10 Swindlehurst
  • 11 Cook
  • 12 Robertson
  • 13 Messenger
  • 14 Fraser
  • 15 Johnson
  • 16 MacDonald
  • Coach: Slocombe
United Kingdom
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Great Britain squad1996 Summer Olympics – 4th place
United Kingdom


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