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Olympic Gold Medallist – Turns To Law  - Georgie Twigg MBE - S3E1

Olympic Gold Medallist – Turns To Law - Georgie Twigg MBE - S3E1

Released Monday, 3rd August 2020
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Olympic Gold Medallist – Turns To Law  - Georgie Twigg MBE - S3E1

Olympic Gold Medallist – Turns To Law - Georgie Twigg MBE - S3E1

Olympic Gold Medallist – Turns To Law  - Georgie Twigg MBE - S3E1

Olympic Gold Medallist – Turns To Law - Georgie Twigg MBE - S3E1

Monday, 3rd August 2020
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To kickstart Season 3, our host Rob Hanna is joined by Georgie Twigg MBE. Georgie is an Associate in the sports team at the law firm Bird & Bird in London. Prior to this Georgie had a highly successful hockey sporting career playing as a midfielder for England and Great Britain from 2010 to 2016.

In that time, Georgie achieved so much including:  

  • A Gold medal at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
  • A Gold at the 2015 European Championship
  • A Silver at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
  • A Silver medal with Great Britain at the 2012 Champions Trophy in Argentina
  • Bronze with England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, scoring the winning goal in the Bronze medal match
  • Bronze medal with England at the 2010 Argentina World Cup
  • Bronze medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics

She was named England Hockey's Young Performance Player of the Year in 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. She made her international debut at the 2010 Champions Trophy and was the youngest player in Great Britain's 2012 Olympic squad!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Georgie's highlights from the Olympic Games 
  • Being part of the British Olympic Association and what it involves
  • Completing a law degree at Bristol University whilst training 
  • Secondment with the FA, in their legal and governance team 
  • The sports law team at Bird & Bird 
  • The day to day practice as a sports lawyer 

 

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