Blackheath hockey star Susannah Townsend awarded MBE

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Friday 12 May 2017 at 4:57pm

Susannah Townsend awarded MBE

Blackheath's Susannah Townsend had another moment in the spotlight today as she received an MBE from Prince William.

Susannah won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 with her teammates from the GB women's hockey team.

Members of the GB women's hockey team receiving MBE's

Great Britain's women won the first ever Olympic hockey gold medal back in August 2016. They beat defending champions the Netherlands in a dramatic penalty shootout.The final finished 3-3 in normal time, with Britain's keeper Maddie Hinch making a string of remarkable saves.And the Dutch, the current world champions, could not beat Hinch in the shootout, which Britain won 2-0.