Simon Mason (field hockey)
Simon Brindley Mason (born 30 March 1973 in Harpenden, Hertfordshire) is a male former English field hockey goalkeeper.
![]() Simon Mason accompanying The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex in 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||
Born | Harpenden, Hertfordshire | 30 March 1973|||||||||||||
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Sport | Field Hockey | |||||||||||||
Club | Surbiton Hockey Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hockey career
Mason participated in three Summer Olympics for Great Britain: in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Mason, nicknamed Long Arm of the Law, played club hockey for Firebrands, Stroud, Reading, Guildford and Indian Gymkhana Hockey Club. He represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[1]
Personal life
He is a resident of Woking, and is co-owner and Managing Director of Mercian Sports Company a specialist field hockey equipment company. He is the current President of the England Hockey Board, a member of the Executive Board for the European Hockey Federation and on the Athlete Committees for both the International Hockey Federation and the Organising Committee for the London Olympic Games.