Simon Mason (field hockey)

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Simon Mason
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Simon Mason accompanying The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex in 2010
Personal information
Born (1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 52)
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
1990–1995 Firebrands
1995–2008 Reading
2008–2015 Guildford
2015–2017 Indian Gymkhana
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1993–2005 GB 74
1993–2005 England 120
Medal record
field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Dublin Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Padua Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Barcelona Team

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]

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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.[ citation needed ] 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).[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mason makes England grade" . Bristol Evening Post. 21 February 1990. Retrieved 25 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Bobby's call Down Under" . Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wyatt's back for England" . Reading Evening Post. 7 June 1995. Retrieved 25 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Three more for England" . Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad" . The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Parnham in latest squad" . Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "My Life In Hockey: Simon Mason". The Hockey Paper. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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