One year on from the women’s hockey final of the Rio de Janiero 2016 Olympic Games, Great Britain gold medallist Helen Richardson-Walsh has continued her support of The Hockey Museum by donating her astro shoes from the Games (right).

Helen’s donation will help to keep the memory of GB’s success alive for future generations.

THM already holds a wealth of paraphenalia from Helen and her wife Kate including playing kit and Opening Ceremony ‘walking out’ uniform from London 2012 and their previous other international tournaments. Helen’s Rio astro shoes are a welcome addition to this collection. Perhaps we’ll get our hands on her medal at some point too. Here’s hoping.

Were you involved in Great Britain’s hockey journey (men or women) in Rio or at any other Olympic Games? Be it as a player, a member of the support staff or a travelling supporter, we’d love to hear from you if you’d like to follow in Helen’s footsteps and donate to the museum. 

Left: Great Britain Women line up before the Rio 2016 Olympic final; image copyright Frank Uijlenbroek.
Right: Helen Richardson-Walsh, astro shoes prominent, in action during the Rio 2016 Olympic final; image copyright Koen Suyk.