She was chosen as one of the two players to take the home nation qualification spot at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with teammate Shauna Mullin.

Dampney was born in Christchurch on 10 June 1986,[1] and lived throughout her childhood in Dorset.

[4] Whilst on the tour, along with her partner Shauna Mullin, she sold advertising space on the back of her bikini bottoms, hosting a QR code for bookmaker Betfair.

[5] They competed at the Olympic test event in London, and won all of their group games, but were defeated in the second knockout round by the Brazilian team who went on to win the tournament.

[7] As of the announcement that they were to compete in the Olympics, Dampney and Mullin were ranked 37th in the world.