Simon Mantell event in Chile, as well as competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Mantell was born in Bridgwater, Somerset. He was educated at Millfield School in Street, followed by the University of Birmingham. Mantell has played club hockey for Wimbledon, Reading and Bristol Firebrands, as well as for HGC in the Netherlands and Mumbai Magicians in the Hockey India League. Simon Mantell 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
England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games England competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was England's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having participated at every Games since their inception in 1930. England sent a total of 394 athletes across all 18 sports, making it the largest team ever to represent the nation at an overseas sporting event. However, only 388 athletes competed. Triathlete Alistair Brownlee was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. With Birmingham as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the English segment was performed