Linda Clement Explained

Linda Clement (born 13 March 1980) is a female field hockey forward and midfielder from Scotland. She played in 241 matches for the Women's National Team, scoring 61 goals.[1]

Clement was born in Inverness and raised on the Black Isle, attending Fortrose Academy before she move to Edinburgh to study.[2] She was selected for the Highland District under-16 and then under-18 hockey squads before representing Scotland at under-18 level. Clement had also been involved with athletics during her school days and represented Scotland in the 300 metres at under-17 level in 1996.[3] [4]

Clement made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Clement played in four consecutive Commonwealth Games tournaments: Manchester, Melbourne and Dehli and Glasgow.[5] She was selected as captain of the Women's National Team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6] She announced her retirement from international competition in August 2014.

She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove.[7] Clement teaches physical education and is the head of hockey at the High School of Dundee in Scotland.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Swansong ends on sour note . Graeme . Macpherson . . . 2 August 2014 . 3 April 2015.
  2. News: Home Games excites Clement . Graham . Linton . . 20 July 2014 . 3 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407070856/http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Other-sports/Home-Games-excites-Clement-16072014.htm . 7 April 2015 .
  3. News: All coming together for hockey captain . Richard . Winton . The Herald . Newsquest . 15 August 2013 . 3 April 2015.
  4. News: Stuart Bathgate: Clement's modesty masks iron resolve to keep cap tally rising . . . 22 August 2010. 3 April 2015.
  5. News: Commonwealth Games: Clement leads Scotland's hockey challenge . Kier . Murray . . 13 June 2014.
  6. News: Linda Clement enjoying Scottish hockey boost . BBC . 13 June 2014.
  7. News: Gritty Bonagrass Grove cling on to dream of elite European competition . The Scotsman . Johnston Press . 19 May 2002 . 3 April 2015.