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Born | Dover, Kent, England | 7 May 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melanie "Mel" Clewlow (born 7 May 1976 in Dover, Kent) is an English field hockey player.
She was a member of the England and Great Britain squads. She made her international debut in 1996, and was part of the England squad that won silver in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, as well as competing twice for Great Britain at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Clewlow initially retired in 2005, but returned shortly after, and retired a second time after competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3]
She has played for Canterbury Hockey Club. [4] [5]
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