Vicki Cardwell
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Residence | Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||||
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Retired | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (March, 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||
World Open | W (1983) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 20 December 2011. |
Vicki Cardwell BEM (née Hoffmann, born 21 April 1955, in Adelaide, South Australia) is a former World No. 1 squash player from Australia. 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.
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.
Cardwell has been inducted into the and the . The Australian government has also acknowledged her contribution and services to Australian sport by awarding her the British Empire Medal.[1]
See also[]
- Official Women's Squash World Ranking
- List of WISPA number 1 ranked players
- List of squash players
- British Open Squash Championships
References[]
- ^ Vicki Cardwell BEM Squash.org.au, Retrieved 20 Dec 2011
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Adelaide
- Australian female squash players
- Recipients of the British Empire Medal
- Oceanian squash biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs