Melanie Clewlow

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Melanie Clewlow
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Personal information
Born (1976-05-07) 7 May 1976 (age 47)
Dover, Kent, England
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of England.svg  England
Sport Hockey
Medal record
Women’s Field Hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Cologne Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Manchester Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team
Champions Challenge
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Johannesburg Team

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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References

  1. "Melanie Clewlow - Hockey - Team GB" . Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. "Mel Clewlow Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. "Olympics: Hockey - Britain's women in spirited fightback - Sport - theguardian.com" . Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. "BBC Sport - Hockey - Canterbury place expectation on junior hockey players". BBC. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. "EHL statistics" . Retrieved 3 December 2014.