Mary Nevill (field hockey)
British field hockey player
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| Full name | Mary Elizabeth Nevill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 63) Gawsworth, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Elizabeth Nevill OBE (born 12 March 1961 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England) is a British former field hockey player.
Nevill captained the Great Britain squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Nevill has played club hockey for Leicester.
After her international career Nevill, as a senior lecturer at the Loughborough University, researched in the area of muscle metabolism during maximum sprint and intermittent exercise with a particular interest in the aetiology of fatigue. She also stayed actively involved in the sport of field hockey, and the former Great Britain women's captain for a while was coach to the England U21 Women's Squad. Besides that, Nevill was director of Institute of Youth Sport.
Nevill is currently Professor and Head of Department of Sport Science in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England.
Nevill was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Sport and Sports Science.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Nevill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
- Mary Nevill at Olympics.com
- Mary Nevill at Olympedia
- Mary Nevill at Team GB
- Mary Nevill at Olympics.com
Mary Nevill – International Tournaments | ||
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England squad – 1987 European Nations Cup – Runners-up | ||
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Great Britain squad – 1987 Champions Trophy – 5th place | ||
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Great Britain squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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England squad – 1990 FIH World Cup – 4th place | ||
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England squad – 1991 European Nations Cup – Champions (1st Title) | ||
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