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Helen Richardson-Walsh is an English field hockey player who was born on 23 September, 1981 in England. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having won gold at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. She is also a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, having won gold at the 2006 Melbourne, 2010 Delhi, and 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Richardson-Walsh began playing field hockey at the age of nine and made her international debut for England in 1999. She has since gone on to become one of the most decorated players in the history of the sport, having won numerous medals at major international tournaments. Richardson-Walsh is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and weighs around 140 pounds (63.5 kg). She is married to fellow field hockey player Kate Richardson-Walsh, with whom she has two children. As of 2021, Helen Richardson-Walsh's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. She has earned most of her wealth from her successful career as a field hockey player. She has also earned money from endorsements and sponsorships.

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Age 42 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 23 September, 1981
Birthday 23 September
Birthplace Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Helen Richardson-Walsh Height, Weight & Measurements

At 42 years old, Helen Richardson-Walsh height is 1.65 m and Weight 55 kg.

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Height 1.65 m
Weight 55 kg
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Who Is Helen Richardson-Walsh's Husband?

Her husband is Kate Richardson-Walsh (m. 2013)

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Helen Richardson-Walsh Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Helen Richardson-Walsh worth at the age of 42 years old? Helen Richardson-Walsh’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Helen Richardson-Walsh's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2019

In 2008, she began a relationship with her Great Britain and England teammate Kate Walsh. They married in 2013, and both adopted the surname Richardson-Walsh.. In September 2019 Richardson-Walsh announced on social media that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, with the child being due at the end of the year. On 31 December 2019 Richardson-Walsh gave birth to a daughter named Pfeiffer.

Richardson-Walsh has completed a degree in psychology with the Open University.. As of October 2019 she is studying for a masters in institutional psychology.

2018

Richardson-Walsh was selected to be an Athlete Role Model for the Youth Olympic Games which will take place in Bunoes Aires, Argentina in 2018. She will be representing hockey and Team GB, providing workshops, taking part in Q&A session and advising young athletes.

2017

Richardson-Walsh announced she had signed for Cambridge City Hockey Club on a 12-month contract for the 2017/2018 season. The women's team plays in the Investec Women's League, Conference East and the club is chaired by her brother Andy Richardson. In 2018 Richardson-Walsh confirmed that she would play for another season at CCHC, as well as taking on an Assistant Coaching role at the club.

In December 2017 Richardson-Walsh and her wife Kate both signed for East Grinstead Hockey Club for the Jaffa Super Sixes indoor hockey season.

Richardson-Walsh was part of the commentary team for the 2017 Eurohockey championships, along with her wife Kate, which was broadcast on BT Sport She also provided hockey commentary and analysis for BBC sport and Radio 5 Live at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and for BBC 5 Live and BT Sport at the 2018 Hockey World Cup.

For the 2017-2018 academic year, Richardson-Walsh joined The Perse School in Cambridge as a part-time Games Coach.

Having graduated from the Open University with a degree in Psychology in 2017, Richardson-Walsh has said she will study for a master's degree in Organisational Psychology.

Following her Gold Medal success Richardson-Walsh has received various awards and accolades from her home city of Nottingham, including; Nottingham City Transport naming a bus after her, local Brewery 'Magpie Brewery' creating a guest ale 'Golden Hels' in her honour and receiving The Nottingham Sportswoman of the Year Award. In 2017 Richardson-Walsh also won the Sports Person of the Year in the Sport Nottinghamshire Awards.

In the 2017 New Year Honours Richardson-Walsh was awarded an MBE for services to hockey. Her wife and teammate Kate received an OBE, making them the first same-sex married couple to be honoured in the same list.

Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh were awarded the National Lottery Spirit of Sport Award at the 2017 annual Sports Journalist's Association (SJA) British Sports Awards.

2016

Richardson-Walsh achieved 293 international caps for England and Great Britain, making her at the point of her retirement, the 5th most capped GB player in the history of the women's game. She represented Great Britain at the Sydney, Beijing, London and Rio Olympic Games. Career highlights include an Olympic Gold (2016) and Bronze medal (2012), European Gold medal (2015), World Cup Bronze medal (2010), Champions Trophy (2012) and Commonwealth Games (2002) Silver medals.

Richardson-Walsh was a member of the Great Britain team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first time that Great Britain had won gold in women's hockey. She scored one of Great Britain's two penalties in the deciding penalty shoot-out in the final against the Netherlands.

Both Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh were members of the gold medal-winning Great Britain team at the 2016 Olympics; this made them the first same-sex married couple to win Olympic gold as part of the same team, and the first British married couple to win gold as part of the same team since 1920.

2014

In July 2014 during a break from hockey caused by injury, Richardson-Walsh volunteered in Bali teaching English to fishmen and their families and participating in a coral re-building programme.

As a lifelong Spurs fan, Richardson-Walsh is a patron of the Proud Lilywhites, the official LGBT association of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (2014 – current). Richardson-Walsh is also an Ambassador for Access Sport, a charity whose mission is to give more children, particularly in disadvantaged areas, access to a wide range of quality local sport (2014 – current).

2012

Richardson was part of the Great Britain team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, captaining the team for two games after regular captain Kate Walsh broke her jaw in the opening match. Between 2013 and 2014 she underwent surgery twice for spinal disc herniation. She was left out of the England squad for the 2014 World Cup, but returned to international hockey with the Great Britain team in April 2015. In August 2015 she was part of the England team that won the EuroHockey Nations Championship for the first time, scoring a penalty in the gold medal match penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands.

Between 2012 and 2016 Richardson-Walsh held the role of a ‘Sky Sports Living For Sport Athlete Mentor’ as part of the Youth Sport Trust

2009

In 2009, she was shortlisted for the International Hockey Federation's World Player of the Year Award and has been named in the FIH World All Stars Team three times, in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

In 2009 and 2010 she was named as Player of the Year by the Hockey Writers' Club

In 2009, 2011 and 2016 she was awarded the Majorie Pollard Salver, making her the first player to receive the award three times.

In 2009, she was named as the BOA Athlete of the Year by Great Britain Hockey.

2008

After the 2008 Olympics she spent a year playing for HC Den Bosch in the Netherlands before returning to England, after which she played for Reading Hockey Club for seven years. In 2016 Richardson-Walsh announced that she would leave Reading Hockey Club with her wife Kate to join HC Bloemendaal in the Netherlands after the Olympics, and suggested that she would retire from international hockey. In June 2017 Richardson-Walsh and her wife returned from HC Bloemendaal after helping the team maintain their place in the Hoofdklasse.

Richardson-Walsh has spoken about mental health issues including her experiences of depression in 2008 and 2014.

2006

Richardson won bronze medals with the England team at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games. She competed in her second Olympics in 2008, where Great Britain did not advance to the semi-finals.

2002

Richardson was a member of the silver medal-winning England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. After the 2002 World Cup she underwent three operations on her ankle, returning to the sport in 2004.

2000

Helen Richardson was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire with her 3 older brothers. She began playing hockey at a young age, joining West Bridgford Hockey Club at the age of seven. She initially attended Uphill Primary school in Weston Super-Mare before returning to her home town of West Bridgford where she attended West Bridgford School and South Nottingham College. Richardson-Walsh started a degree course in Human Biology at Aston University in 2000 but did not complete the course.

1999

Richardson-Walsh won her first England cap in 1999, at the age of 17. At age 18 she was a member of the Great Britain team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, becoming the youngest female hockey player to represent Great Britain at an Olympic Games.

1981

Helen Richardson-Walsh, MBE (née Richardson, born 23 September 1981) is an English hockey player who plays as a midfielder. She has been a member of both the England and the Great Britain women's field hockey teams since 1999, and was a member of the Great Britain team that won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.