Melanie Clewlow

{{short description|British field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|image=England v Spain (1269693939).jpg

|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|5|7}}

|birth_place= Dover, Kent, England

|height ={{height|m=1.71}}

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|country = {{GBR}} {{ENG}}

|sport =Hockey

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Women's Field Hockey}}

{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|1999 Cologne| Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Manchester| Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1998 Kuala Lumpur| Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Melbourne| Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Challenge}}

{{MedalGold| 2002 Johannesburg | Team}}

}}

Melanie "Mel" Clewlow (born 7 May 1976 in Dover, Kent) is an English field hockey player.

She was a member of the England and Great Britain squads. She made her international debut in 1996, and was part of the England squad that won silver in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, as well as competing twice for Great Britain at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Clewlow initially retired in 2005, but returned shortly after, and retired a second time after competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |title=Melanie Clewlow - Hockey - Team GB|url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/melanie-clewlow|accessdate=3 December 2014}}{{cite web |title=Mel Clewlow Bio, Stats, and Results - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/mel-clewlow-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025434/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/mel-clewlow-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=3 December 2014}}{{cite web |title=Olympics: Hockey - Britain's women in spirited fightback - Sport - theguardian.com|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/12/olympics2008.olympicshockey|accessdate=3 December 2014}}

She has played for Canterbury Hockey Club.{{cite web |title=BBC Sport - Hockey - Canterbury place expectation on junior hockey players|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/hockey/9604219.stm|publisher=BBC|date= 30 September 2011|accessdate=3 December 2014}}{{cite web |title=EHL statistics|url=http://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=statzone_player.ashx%3fuserid%3d2749|accessdate=3 December 2014}}