{{short description|Ireland women's hockey international}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Lizzie Colvin | image = | caption = | fullname = Elizabeth Holden | birth_name = Elizabeth Colvin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|4|df=y}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/869/reports/teams |title=Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018 – Team Details Ireland |publisher=fih.ch |access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> | birth_place = County Armagh, Northern Ireland | height = | weight = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 200x–2008 | youthclubs1 = Portadown College | years1 = 200x–2008 | clubs1 = Armagh | years2 = 2008–2017 | clubs2 = Loreto | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = → HGC | years4 = 2017– | clubs4 = Belfast Harlequins | currentclub = | nationalyears1 = 2008– | nationalteam1 = Ireland | nationalcaps1 = 161+ | nationalgoals1 = 5 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2018 London|}} }}
'''Elizabeth "Lizzie" Holden''' ({{née}} '''Colvin''', born 4 January 1990) is a retired Ireland women's field hockey international.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40723794.html |title=Ireland's Lizzie Holden announces retirement |work=Irish Examiner |first=Stephen |last=Findlater |date=18 October 2021 |quote=Lizzie Holden (nee Colvin)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/ireland-s-lizzie-holden-retires-from-international-hockey-1.4703626 |title=Ireland’s Lizzie Holden retires from international hockey |work=The Irish Times |first=Johnny |last=Watterson |date=18 October 2021 |quote=Lizzie Holden (nee Colvin)}}</ref> She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Colvin has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with Loreto.
==Early years, family and education== Lizzie Colvin is the daughter of Dr. Peter Colvin and Rosie Colvin.<ref name="portadowntimes200109">{{cite news |url=https://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/news/prominent-figure-in-methodist-ministry-and-the-loyal-orders-1-1653529 |title=Prominent figure in Methodist ministry and the loyal orders |website=portadowntimes.co.uk |access-date=22 March 2019 |date=20 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="facebook220319">{{cite news |url=https://www.facebook.com/rosie.colvin.31 |title=Rosie Colvin |website=facebook.com |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc080818">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45087404 |title=Irish World Cup hockey success leaves Dad in wedding sweat |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=12 August 2018 |date=8 August 2018}}</ref> Colvin attended Portadown College, graduating in 2008.<ref name="portadowntimes170312">{{cite news |url=https://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/sport/more-sport/college-link-to-ireland-squads-1-3631389 |title=College link to Ireland squads |website=portadowntimes.co.uk |access-date=21 March 2019 |date=17 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="belfasttelegraph210617">{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/hockey/five-ulster-girls-make-ireland-squad-for-world-league-semifinals-35850902.html |title=Five Ulster girls make Ireland squad for World League Semi-Finals |publisher=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk |access-date=21 March 2019 |date=21 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="portadowncollege">{{cite news |url=https://www.portadowncollege.com/cms/wp-content/.../PE-Careers-Lizzie-Colvin.doc |title=Lizzie Colvin - Portadown College |website=portadowncollege.com |access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref> Between 2008 and 2013 she completed a Bachelor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin.<ref name="linkedincolvin">{{cite news |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-colvin-a2a3ab66/ |title=Elizabeth Colvin |website=linkedin.com |access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> Colvin's brother, Chris Colvin, is a rugby union player. In 2017–18 and 2018–19 he captained City of Armagh to two successive Ulster Senior Cup titles. He was also a member of the Queen's University that won the cup in 2013–14.<ref name="armaghi130818">{{cite news |url=https://www.armaghi.com/sport/rugby/city-of-armagh-rugby-club-announce-line-up-for-major-fundraising-dinner/72761 |title=City of Armagh Rugby Club announce line-up for major fundraising dinner |website=armaghi.com |access-date=22 March 2019 |date=13 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="belfasttelegraph201217">{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/armagh-skipper-colvin-savours-gritty-victory-in-historic-senior-cup-final-36423290.html |title=Armagh skipper Colvin savours gritty victory in historic Senior Cup final |website=belfasttelegraph.co.uk |access-date=22 March 2019 |date=20 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbc080219">{{cite web |title=Ulster Senior Cup: City of Armagh beat Ballymena 9-7 to retain title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47179394 |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=11 February 2019 |date=8 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=newsletter121213>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/rugby/queen-s-topple-ballynahinch-to-collect-senior-cup-title-1-5743784 |title=Queen's topple Ballynahinch to collect Senior Cup title |website=newsletter.co.uk |access-date=12 December 2013 |date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
==Domestic teams== ===Armagh=== During the 2000s, while still a schoolgirl, Colvin was a member of the Armagh team that won six successive promotions, progressing from the seventh level of the Ulster leagues to the Women's Irish Hockey League.<ref name="bbc080818"/><ref name="hockeyie170718">{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10041853/ |title=Get To Know The Green Army Midfield |website=hockey.ie |access-date=13 October 2018 |date=17 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="hookhockeycolvin">{{cite news |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/lizzie-colvin-womens-world-cup-squad/#.XI1nRPZ2ty0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726092357/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/lizzie-colvin-womens-world-cup-squad/#.XI1nRPZ2ty0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=26 July 2018 |title=Lizzie Colvin – Women's World Cup squad |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=16 March 2019 |date=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="armaghhockey">{{cite news |url=https://www.armaghhockey.co.uk/our-history/ladies/ |title=Ladies - Armagh Hockey Club |website=armaghhockey.co.uk |access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="irishexaminer050818">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-irelands-hockey-heroes-859992.html |title=20 things you didn’t know about Ireland's hockey heroes |website=irishexaminer.com |access-date=9 August 2018 |date=5 August 2018}}</ref> Colvin was an Armagh player when she made her senior Ireland debut.<ref name="hookhockey040708">{{cite news |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2008/07/womens-celtic-cup-ireland-3-france-1/#.XJf50_Z2ty0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510221635/https://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2008/07/womens-celtic-cup-ireland-3-france-1/#.XJf50_Z2ty0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=10 May 2021 |title=Women's Celtic Cup: Ireland 3 France 1 |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=4 July 2008}}</ref>
===Loreto=== While studying at Trinity College Dublin, Colvin played for Loreto.<ref name="hockeyie170718"/><ref name="hookhockeycolvin"/> In 2008–09 she was a member of the Loreto team that won the inaugural Women's Irish Hockey League title.<ref name="hookhockey040509">{{cite news |url=http://hookhockey.blogspot.com/2009/05/loreto-take-national-honours.html |title=Loreto take national honours |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=28 September 2018 |date=4 May 2009}}</ref> She was also a member of the Loreto team won the 2009–10 Irish Senior Cup.<ref name="irishtimes100510">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0510/1224270049108.html |title=Loreto triumph after shoot-out |website=irishtimes.com |access-date=10 May 2010 |date=10 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="hookhockey090510">{{cite news |url=http://hookhockey.blogspot.com/2010/05/loreto-strike-gold-in-stellar-encounter.html |title=Loreto strike gold in stellar encounter |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=6 September 2018 |date=9 May 2010}}</ref> She also played for Loreto in the 2011–12 final.<ref name="iopireland130512">{{cite news |title=Electric Ireland Womens Irish Senior Cup Final Loreto vs UCD |url=http://inpho.ie/assignment/Electric-Ireland-Womens-Irish-Senior-Cup-Final-Loreto-vs-UCD/As1p6gJtnlzhGJvpL8wubQ..a |access-date=26 June 2016 |website=iopireland.org |date=13 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="sportsfile130512">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/id/620106/ |title=UCD v Loreto - Electric Ireland Women's Irish Senior Cup Final Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=21 March 2019 |date=13 May 2012}}</ref> Colvin's teammates at Loreto have included Nikki Symmons, Hannah Matthews, Alison Meeke and Nicola Daly.<ref name="hookhockey040509"/><ref name="sportsfile050513">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1305041/ |title=Loreto Hockey Club v Railway Union - Electric Ireland Irish Hockey League Women's Final Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=25 September 2018 |date=5 May 2013}}</ref> She left Loreto in 2017.<ref name="belfasttelegraph030517">{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/hockey/ulster-clubs-queue-up-as-lizzie-colvin-decides-to-return-home-35675239.html |title=Ulster clubs queue up as Lizzie Colvin decides to return home |website=belfasttelegraph.co.uk |access-date=21 March 2019 |date=3 May 2017}}</ref>
===HGC=== In 2011 Colvin played for HGC while on an Erasmus break.<ref name="hockeyie170718"/><ref name="hookhockeycolvin"/><ref name="irishexaminer270511">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/mullers-ireland-eye-celtic-cup-as-olympic-qualification-battle-looms-155868.html |title=Muller's Ireland eye Celtic Cup as Olympic qualification battle looms |website=irishexaminer.com |access-date=21 March 2019 |date=27 May 2011}}</ref>
===Belfast Harlequins=== In 2017 Colvin began playing for Belfast Harlequins in the Women's Irish Hockey League. Her teammates at Harlequins included Zoe Wilson and Jenny McAuley.<ref name="bbc080818"/><ref name="bbc020717">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/40476492 |title=Belfast Harlequins sign Ireland players Lizzie Colvin and Zoe Wilson |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=24 October 2018 |date=2 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="hookhockey280917">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/belfast-harlequins-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W9IZTvZFxy0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033711/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/belfast-harlequins-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W9IZTvZFxy0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 October 2018 |title=Belfast Harlequins – Women's EY Hockey League preview |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=25 October 2018 |date=28 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="hookhockey030717">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/07/belfast-quins-sign-up-international-duo/#.W9Ig9fZFxy0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708013614/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/07/belfast-quins-sign-up-international-duo/#.W9Ig9fZFxy0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 July 2017 |title=Belfast Quins sign up international duo |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=25 October 2018 |date=3 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="hookhockey270918">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/09/belfast-harlequins-womens-ey-hockey-league/#.W9IVQPZFxy0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007120255/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/09/belfast-harlequins-womens-ey-hockey-league/#.W9IVQPZFxy0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=7 October 2018 |title=Belfast Harlequins – Women's EY Hockey League |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=25 October 2018 |date=27 September 2018}}</ref>
==Ireland international== Colvin represented Ireland at A level before making her senior debut in June 2008 in a Celtic Cup match against France.<ref name="hookhockey040708"/><ref name="irishtimes040708">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/new-caps-for-ireland-1.942767 |title=New caps for Ireland |website=irishtimes.com |access-date=27 February 2019 |date=4 July 2008}}</ref><ref name="hockeyie2888">{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.ie/playerprofile/2888/ |title=Lizzie Colvin |website=hockey.ie |access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> Between August 2013 and January 2015 Colvin was an absentee from Ireland squads while recovering from an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury.<ref name="hockeyie170718"/><ref name="hookhockeycolvin"/><ref name="irishexaminer050818"/> In March 2015 Colvin was a member of the Ireland team that won a 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament hosted in Dublin, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out.<ref name="bbc220315">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/32012298 |title=World League 2: Ireland beat Canada in shootout |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=22 October 2018 |date=22 March 2015}}</ref> In January 2017 she was also a member of the Ireland team that won a 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia 3–0 in the final.<ref name="hookhockey220117">{{cite news |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/01/outstanding-ireland-add-gold-to-wl3-ticket/#.W6Al6vZFxy0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918230922/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/01/outstanding-ireland-add-gold-to-wl3-ticket/#.W6Al6vZFxy0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=18 September 2018 |title=Outstanding Ireland add gold to WL3 ticket |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=17 September 2018 |date=22 January 2017}}</ref> On 22 July 2017 at the 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, in the seventh and eighth place play-off, Colvin scored the winner in a 2–1 win against India. Ireland's seventh-place finish in at the tournament eventually saw them qualify for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.<ref name="hockeyie170718"/><ref name="hookhockeycolvin"/><ref name="bbc220717">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/40692752 |title=Women's World League: Ireland edge India to boost World Cup hopes |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=13 November 2018 |date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="the42ie220717">{{cite news |url=https://www.the42.ie/ireland-india-womens-hockey-3509736-Jul2017/ |title=Two goals in two minutes keep Ireland's slim World Cup dream alive |website=the42.ie |access-date=14 November 2018 |date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="rte220717">{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hockey/2017/0722/892201-ireland-beat-india-to-keep-slim-world-cup-hopes-alive/ |title=Ireland beat India to keep slim World Cup hopes alive |website=rte.ie |access-date=14 November 2018 |date=22 July 2017}}</ref>
Colvin represented Ireland at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal.<ref name="irishexaminer050818"/><ref name="irishtimes010818">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/meet-ireland-s-history-making-world-cup-hockey-heroes-1.3583342 |title=Meet Ireland's history-making World Cup hockey heroes |website=irishtimes.com |access-date=12 August 2018 |date=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="sportsfile060818">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1808046/5000/ |title=Irish Hockey Squad homecoming from Women’s Hockey World Cup Photos |access-date=20 August 2018 |date=6 August 2018}}</ref> She featured in all of Ireland's games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the United States,<ref name="rte210818">{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hockey/2018/0721/980254-magnificent-ireland-defeat-usa-in-world-cup-opener/ |title='Magnificent' Ireland open hockey World Cup campaign with USA scalp |website=rte.ie |access-date=9 August 2018 |date=21 July 2018}}</ref> India <ref name="independent260718a">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey/colvin-aims-to-lay-down-law-against-india-37156085.html |title=Colvin aims to lay down law against India |website=independent.ie |access-date=16 March 2019 |date=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="independent260718b">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey/we-can-beat-anyone-in-the-world-optimism-growing-as-oflanagan-puts-ireland-in-last-eight-for-first-time-37159688.html |title='We can beat anyone in the world' - Optimism growing as O'Flanagan puts Ireland in last eight for first time |website=independent.ie |access-date=10 August 2018 |date=26 July 2018}}</ref> and England,<ref name="sportsfile290718">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1807250/5000/ |title=England v Ireland - Women's Hockey World Cup Finals Group B Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=10 August 2018 |date=29 July 2018}}</ref> the quarter-final against India,<ref name="hockeyie230413">{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10042325/ |title=Green Army Beat India To Reach World Cup Semi Final |website=hockey.ie |access-date=10 August 2018 |date=2 August 2018}}</ref> the semi-final against Spain<ref name="sportsfile040818">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1808021/5000/ |title=Ireland v Spain - Women's Hockey World Cup Finals Semi-Final Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=10 August 2018 |date=4 August 2018}}</ref> and the final against the Netherlands.<ref name="42ie050818">{{cite news |url=http://www.the42.ie/ireland-netherlands-womens-hockey-world-cup-final-liveblog-4165488-Aug2018/ |title=As it happened: Ireland v Netherlands, Women's Hockey World Cup final |website=the42.ie |access-date=10 August 2018 |date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Tournaments ! Place |- |2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II<ref name="hookhockey220609">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/06/colvin-secures-ukranian-draw/#.XJfy-PZ2ty0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228000914/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/06/colvin-secures-ukranian-draw/#.XJfy-PZ2ty0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 February 2021 |title=Colvin secures Ukrainian draw |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=22 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="hookhockey270609">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/06/ireland-end-champs-challenge-in-bronze/#.XJVnCPZ2tjo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205222924/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/06/ireland-end-champs-challenge-in-bronze/#.XJVnCPZ2tjo |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 February 2020 |title=Ireland end Champs' Challenge in bronze |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=22 March 2019 |date=27 June 2009}}</ref>||3rd |- |2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship<ref name="fih310709">{{cite news |url=http://www.fih.ch/news/ireland-announces-womens-eurohockey-nations-championship-squad/ |title=Ireland announces women's EuroHockey Nations Championship squad |website=fih.ch |access-date=3 January 2019 |date=31 July 2009}}</ref><ref name="irishtimes260809">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/ireland-s-semi-final-dream-shattered-by-spanish-1.725927 |title=Ireland's semi-final dream shattered by Spanish |website=irishtimes.com |access-date=1 March 2019 |date=26 August 2009}}</ref>||5th |- |2010 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers<ref name="irishexaminer240310">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/oflynn-ready-to-answer-ireland-call-115302.html |title=O'Flynn ready to answer Ireland call |website=irishexaminer.com |access-date=7 November 2018 |date=24 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="bbc230310">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/hockey/8583820.stm |title=Ireland name squad for women's World Cup {{sic|qual|ifers |nolink=y}}|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=22 December 2018|date=23 March 2010}}</ref>||3rd |- |2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I<ref name="sportsfile180611">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1106121/5000/ |title=Ireland v India - ESB Electric Ireland Champions Challenge Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=16 October 2018 |date=18 June 2011}}</ref>||6th |- |2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship<ref name="hookhockey250811">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2011/08/azerbaijan-win-gives-ireland-euro-lifeline/#.XJVjlfZ2tjo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812133316/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2011/08/azerbaijan-win-gives-ireland-euro-lifeline/#.XJVjlfZ2tjo |url-status=usurped |archive-date=12 August 2020 |title=Azerbaijan win gives Ireland Euro lifeline |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=22 March 2019 |date=25 August 2011}}</ref>||6th |- |2012 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier<ref name="portadowntimes170312"/><ref name="sportsfile250312">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1203271/5000/ |title=Belgium v Ireland - Women's 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Final Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=13 September 2018 |date=25 March 2012}}</ref>||2nd |- |2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League<ref name="sportsfile190315">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1503172/5000/ |title=Ireland v Lithuania - World Hockey League 2 Quarter-Final Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=16 October 2018 |date=19 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="sportsfile180615">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1506201/ |title=Ireland v China - Women's World League Round 3 Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=16 October 2018 |date=18 June 2015}}</ref>||15th |- | → 2015 Dublin Tournament<ref name="bbc220315"/>||1st |- |2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League<ref name="hookhockey220117"/>||13th |- | → 2017 Kuala Lumpur Tournament<ref name="hookhockey220117"/>||1st |- |2017 Women's Four Nations Cup<ref name="bbc070617">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/40189115 |title=Irish Women's 4 Nations squad announced |website=bbc.co.uk |access-date=16 October 2018 |date=7 June 2017}}</ref>||2nd |- |2018 Women's Hockey World Cup<ref name="sportsfile290718"/><ref name="sportsfile040818"/><ref name="sportsfile050818">{{cite news |url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1808036/5000/ |title=Ireland v Netherlands - Women's Hockey World Cup Final Photos |website=sportsfile.com |access-date=1 September 2018 |date=5 August 2018}}</ref>||{{silver02}} |- |2018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals<ref name="hookhockey310519">{{cite web |url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2019/05/hawkshaw-barr-and-buckley-set-for-major-tournament-debuts/#.XWVnym5Fxy0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603144952/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2019/05/hawkshaw-barr-and-buckley-set-for-major-tournament-debuts/#.XWVnym5Fxy0 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 June 2019 |title=Hawkshaw, Barr and Buckley set for major tournament debuts |website=hookhockey.com |access-date=27 August 2019 |date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="bbc310519">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/48468971 |title=Three changes in Ireland women's squad for FIH Series in Banbridge |website=bbc.com |access-date=21 August 2019 |date=31 May 2019}}</ref>||2nd |- |2019 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship<ref name="irishtimes210819">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/hockey-ireland-women-come-up-just-short-in-semi-final-bid-1.3992966 |title=Ireland women come up just short in semi-final bid |website=irishtimes.com |access-date=28 August 2019 |date=21 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="irishtimes250819">{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/hockey-ireland-women-beat-russia-to-secure-fifth-place-in-belgium-1.3996671 |title=Ireland women beat Russia to secure fifth place in Belgium |website=irishtimes.com |access-date=28 August 2019 |date=25 August 2019}}</ref>||5th |- |}
==Personal life== ===Occupation=== Between 2014 and 2016 Colvin worked as a trainee solicitor with A&L Goodbody in Dublin.<ref name="linkedincolvin"/><ref name="belfasttelegraph111016">{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/law-firm-goodbody-adds-new-graduate-jobs-35118860.html |title=Law firm Goodbody adds new graduate jobs |website=belfasttelegraph.co.uk |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=11 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="algoodbody290916">{{cite news |url=https://www.algoodbody.com/insights-publications/news/al-goodbody-launches-2016-bold-ideas-student-innovation-award-29-09-2016 |title=A&L Goodbody launches 2016 Bold Ideas Student Innovation Award |website=algoodbody.com |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=29 September 2016}}</ref> After qualifying as a lawyer in 2017 she began working as an employment law specialist with DWF in Belfast.<ref name="linkedincolvin"/><ref name="irishlegal110718">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/belfast-solicitor-to-compete-in-international-hockey-tournament |title=Belfast solicitor to compete in international hockey tournament |website=irishlegal.com |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=11 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="belfasttelegraph090818">{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/hockey-hero-lizzie-colvin-back-at-work-after-world-cup-37197765.html |title=Hockey hero Lizzie Colvin back at work after World Cup |website=belfasttelegraph.co.uk |access-date=16 March 2019 |date=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="belfastlive100718">{{cite web |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/womens-hockey-world-cup-joy-14889095 |title=Women's Hockey World Cup joy for Belfast solicitor Lizzie Colvin |website=belfastlive.co.uk |access-date=5 August 2018 |date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="irishlegal161118">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/lawyer-who-made-history-for-irish-women-s-hockey-team-addresses-dwf-diversity-event |title=Lawyer who made history for Irish women's hockey team addresses DWF diversity event |website=irishlegal.com |access-date=24 March 2019 |date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Together with Gillian Pinder, Nicola Evans, Anna O'Flanagan and Deirdre Duke, Colvin was one of five lawyers in the Ireland squad at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.<ref name="irishlegal030818">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/five-lawyers-help-make-history-for-irish-women-s-hockey-team |title=Five lawyers help make history for Irish women's hockey team |website=irishlegal.com |access-date=9 August 2018 |date=3 August 2018}}</ref>
===Engagement=== In January 2018, while celebrating her 28th birthday in Salzburg, Austria, Colvin got engaged to Matthew Holden from South Africa. The couple met in 2012 while Colvin was on a four-month visit to New Zealand.<ref name="bbc080818"/><ref name="belfasttelegraph090818"/>
==Honours== ;Ireland *'''Women's Hockey World Cup''' **''Runners Up'': 2018 *'''Women's FIH Hockey World League''' **''Winners'': 2015 Dublin, 2017 Kuala Lumpur *'''Women's FIH Hockey Series''' **''Runners Up'': 2019 Banbridge *'''Women's Four Nations Cup''' **''Runners Up'': 2017 *'''Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier''' **''Runners Up'': 2012 ;Loreto *'''Women's Irish Hockey League''' **''Winners'': 2008–09: '''1''' **''Runners Up'': 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15: '''3''' *'''Irish Senior Cup''' **''Winners'': 2009–10: '''1''' **''Runners Up'': 2011–12: '''1'''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://hockey.ie/internationals-senior-womens-player-profiles/14-lizzie-holden-nee-colvin/ Lizzie Holden (née Colvin)] at Hockey Ireland * {{Olympics.ie|lizzie-holden-nee-colvin|Lizzie Holden (née Colvin)}} * {{FIH|name=Lizzie Holden}} * {{Olympedia|name=Lizzie Holden}} * {{Olympics.com|lizzy-holden|Lizzy Holden}}
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