Nelson studied at
Glasgow Caledonian University and played club hockey for
Kelburne Hockey Club in the
Scottish Hockey Premiership. 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. He subsequently played and captained the teamduring the
men's tournament. The following year he won a bronze medal with the Scotland team at the
2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in
Vinnytsia, Ukraine. 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. Nelson retired from international hockey in November 2014. In 2018 he became the Director of Hockey at Kelburne. == References ==