Simon Mantell

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Simon Mantell
Personal information
Born (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 41)
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
–2004 Firebrands
2004–2008 Reading
2008–2009 HGC
2009–2016 Reading
2016–2018 Wimbledon
National team
YearsTeamCaps
2005–2016 England &
Great Britain
212 (62)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mönchengladbach Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Amsterdam Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 New Delhi Team

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.

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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 was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany. [7] He also competed at the 2011 Champions Trophy.

Still at Reading, Mantell represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he won a bronze medal. [8]

In 2016, Mantell joined Wimbledon and at the end of 2016, Mantell announced his international retirement. [9]

References

  1. "Simon Mantell - GB Hockey". GreatBritainHockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. "England win boosts World Cup bid". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. "Mantells go back to India with England". Berkshire Live. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  7. "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: England's team". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  9. "Quartet say goodbye to international hockey". Team GB. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2025.