Simon Mason (field hockey)
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Simon Mason accompanying The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
30 March 1973 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Firebrands | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2008 | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2015 | Guildford | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Indian Gymkhana | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–2005 | GB | 74 | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–2005 | England | 120 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Graham Mason (born 30 March 1973) is an English male former field hockey goalkeeper who competed at three Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004.[1]
Biography
Mason born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England and was educated at Katharine Lady Berkley School and called up to the England U18 squad in 1990.[2] Nicknamed Long Arm of the Law, he played club hockey for Firebrands in the Men's England Hockey League becoming club captain and making his England and Great Britain debuts and participating in the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup,[3] before joining Reading in 1995, following the Bristol club's relegation.[4]
While at Reading, he competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, representing Great Britain,[1] won a bronze medal for England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,[5][6] and went to his second Olympics, at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[1][7]
Mason represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester[8][9] before appearing at his third Olympic Games in 2004 in Athens.[1]
He retired from international hockey in 2005 but continued to play for Reading before joining Guildford for seven seasons and then Indian Gymkhana.[10]
He is a resident of Woking, and is co-owner and managing director of Mercian Sports Company a specialist field hockey equipment company. He was the President of the England Hockey Board (2010–2013), is a current member of the executive board for the European Hockey Federation and was on the Athlete Committees for both the International Hockey Federation and the Organising Committee for the London Olympic Games (2005–2012).
References
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Mason makes England grade". Bristol Evening Post. 21 February 1990. Retrieved 25 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bobby's call Down Under". Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wyatt's back for England". Reading Evening Post. 7 June 1995. Retrieved 25 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad". The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "My Life In Hockey: Simon Mason". The Hockey Paper. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2025.