Chris Nelson (field hockey)
Scottish field hockey player (born 1984)
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Christopher Nelson (born 27 September 1984)[1] is a Scottish former field hockey player who represented the Scotland men's national field hockey team at two Commonwealth Games.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 September 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2021 | Kelburne | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Scotland | 131 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Nelson studied at Glasgow Caledonian University and played club hockey for Kelburne Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership.[2]
He was "left heartbroken" when he missed out on a place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games but continued to play for Scotland and Kelburne and was selected for the Scottish team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[3] He subsequently played and captained the teamduring the men's tournament.[4] The following year he won a bronze medal with the Scotland team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.[5]
He participated in his second Commonwealth Games after being selected as a member of Team Scotland for the men's tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[6][7]
Nelson retired from international hockey in November 2014.[8]
In 2018 he became the Director of Hockey at Kelburne.[9]