Simon Mantell
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| Born |
24 April 1984 Bridgwater, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2004 | Firebrands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | HGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2016 |
England & Great Britain | 212 (62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Douglas Mantell (born 24 April 1984) is an English field hockey forward. He is the younger brother of Richard Mantell.[1] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Mantell was born in Bridgwater, Somerset and educated at Millfield School in Street and studied at the University of Birmingham.
Mantell played club hockey for Firebrands in Bristol before switching to Reading in the Men's England Hockey League. He made his international senior debut for the national squad on 9 November 2005 against Ireland at Beeston. He was a member of the England squad that finished fifth at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup.[2]
He competed for England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games[3][4] and also represented Great Britain and was part of the side that returned victorious from the Olympic qualifying event in Chile, as well as competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[5]
After the Olympics, Mantell had one season playing in the Netherlands for HGC before returning to Reading at the start of the 2009/10 season. He was part of the winning squad at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship, represented England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi[6] and competed at the 2010 and 2011 Champions Trophy.
Still at Reading, Mantell represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he won a bronze medal.[7]
In 2016, Mantell joined Wimbledon and at the end of 2016, Mantell announced his international retirement.[8]
References
- ^ "Simon Mantell - GB Hockey". GreatBritainHockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "England win boosts World Cup bid". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Mantells go back to India with England". Berkshire Live. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: England's team". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Quartet say goodbye to international hockey". Team GB. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
External links
- Simon Mantell at Olympics.com
- Simon Mantell at Team GB
- Simon Mantell at Olympedia
- Simon Mantell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Simon Mantell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Simon Mantell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)