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Mary Nevill (field hockey)

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Mary Nevill
Personal information
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 63)
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team
European Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Brussels Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 London Team

Mary Elizabeth Nevill (born 12 March 1961 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England) is a British former field hockey player.

Neville 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.

References

  1. ^ "Mary Nevill Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.