Vicki CardwellBEM (née Hoffmann, born 21 April 1955, in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former World No. 1 squash player. She was one of the leading players on the international squash circuit from the late-1970s through to the mid-1990s. During her career, she won the World Open in 1983, and captured the British Open title four consecutive times in 1980-83.[citation needed]
Since retiring from the top-level game, Cardwell has enjoyed continued success in seniors events. She won four World Masters Championships titles between 1987 and 1995.[citation needed]
Cardwell has been inducted into the Australian Sport Hall of Fame and the Squash Australia Hall of Fame. The Australian government has also acknowledged her contribution and services to Australian sport by awarding her the British Empire Medal.[1]
vicki, cardwell, née, hoffmann, born, april, 1955, adelaide, south, australia, australian, former, world, squash, player, leading, players, international, squash, circuit, from, late, 1970s, through, 1990s, during, career, world, open, 1983, captured, british,. Vicki Cardwell BEM nee Hoffmann born 21 April 1955 in Adelaide South Australia is an Australian former World No 1 squash player She was one of the leading players on the international squash circuit from the late 1970s through to the mid 1990s During her career she won the World Open in 1983 and captured the British Open title four consecutive times in 1980 83 citation needed Vicki CardwellCountry AustraliaResidenceMelbourneBorn 1955 04 21 21 April 1955 age 68 AdelaideRetired1997Women s SinglesHighest ranking1 March 1983 World OpenW 1983 Medal record Women s squashRepresenting AustraliaWorld Championships1983 Perth Singles1981 Toronto Singles1987 Auckland SinglesLast updated 20 December 2011 Since retiring from the top level game Cardwell has enjoyed continued success in seniors events She won four World Masters Championships titles between 1987 and 1995 citation needed Cardwell has been inducted into the Australian Sport Hall of Fame and the Squash Australia Hall of Fame The Australian government has also acknowledged her contribution and services to Australian sport by awarding her the British Empire Medal 1 See also editOfficial Women s Squash World Ranking List of WISPA number 1 ranked players List of squash players British Open Squash ChampionshipsReferences edit Vicki Cardwell BEM Squash org au Retrieved 20 Dec 2011 Sporting positionsPreceded byFirst 1 World No 1March 1983 February 1984 Succeeded bySusan Devoy nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Australian squash figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vicki Cardwell amp oldid 1202174427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
