Simon Mantell

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Simon Douglas Mantell (born 24 April 1984) is an English field hockey forward. He is the younger brother of Richard Mantell.

Mantell made his international senior debut for the national squad on 9 November 2005 versus Ireland at Beeston. He was a member of the English squad that finished fifth at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup.[1] He was also part of the winning squad at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship, and has competed in the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and the 2010 and 2011 Champions Trophy. Mantell has also represented Great Britain. He was part of the Great Britain side that returned victorious from the Olympic qualifying event in Chile, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Mantell was born in Bridgwater, Somerset. He was educated at Millfield School in Street, followed by the University of Birmingham. Mantell plays club hockey for Reading, having previously played in the Netherlands for HGC.

References

  1. "England win boosts World Cup bid". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-18. 



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