Robertson announces retirement from Great Britain

Olympic medallist Sarah Robertson has decided to call time on her career representing Great Britain having earned over 100 caps and competed at every level of international hockey.

Robertson, who is one of the most successful Scottish hockey players, made her senior GB debut in 2015 at the Test Matches against Spain.

She made her pro league debut in 2019 where she played all but two of the matches across the tournament and scored her first goal in a GB shirt.

Robertson made her Olympic debut in Tokyo as the squad took part in the delayed Games. She competed in every game and won her first Olympic medal as the team secured bronze after beating India 4-3.

The next year she returned to pro league action before being a key member of the team that qualified Great Britain’s place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The team won bronze at the Olympic qualifiers in Seville.

She was selected for her second Olympic Games in the summer before competing across the tournament in Paris. 

Robertson is the first Scottish player to achieve 100 GB caps but believes the time is right to take step away from her career for Great Britain.

“I have given my all to the Great Britain programme for the past 10 years, and in return it has allowed me to live out my sporting dreams,” Robertson said. “I am extremely grateful to all my teammates, coaches and the support staff throughout my career for getting the best out of me.

“I wish the squad all the best for the future and hope to see Great Britain go on to achieve more podium success.”

GB Hockey Women’s Head Coach David Ralph said: “Sarah has been a key contributor to Great Britain hockey during her time with us, including her performances at the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games. Her contributions in helping the team to win bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were outstanding, including scoring that goal against India that we will never forget, and massively contributed to our successful journey in that tournament.

“As well as being a hard worker and highly skilled player, Sarah is also an incredibly intelligent hockey player whose contributions and thoughts were always highly valued. This was shown through Sarah developing as a leader within our team as well as becoming Scotland captain.

“It was a real pleasure to coach Sarah over the last 8 years, she is an outstanding hockey player and a great person with a great ability to balance the drive needed to succeed and being able to relax and contribute massively to enjoying the journey with a great sense of humour. We wish Sarah every success in the next chapter of her journey, I have every confidence that Sarah will succeed at whatever she does, we will miss her ability and her character.”