Jennifer Wilson (field hockey)
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| Born |
27 March 1979 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| -2012 | South Africa | 28 | (11) | |||||||||||
| Coaching career | ||||||||||||||
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| 2018-2021[1] | Scotland | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jennifer "Jen" Wilson (born 27 March 1979) is a former South Africa international field hockey player who became a coach after retiring as a player. She was appointed Head Coach for Scotland on a 3-year contract, starting on 1 August 2018.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Wilson competed for South Africa at three Olympic Games: the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed at three Hockey World Cups and three Commonwealth Games.[3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2015 to 2017 she was assistant coach for Scotland.
She has previously been Head Coach for Ashford Hockey Club Men’s 1st XI in the Kent/Sussex and South Premier League and later for Canterbury 1st XI in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division and in the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (women).
In Season 2019/20 Wilson is Head Coach for Sevenoaks 1st XI in the Investec Women's Hockey League Division One South, in addition to her part-time role as Head Coach for Scotland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jen Wilson Decides to Step Down as Scotland Women's Head Coach". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Jen Wilson appointed new Head Coach of Scotland women". 10 July 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Jennifer Wilson : South Africa, Hockey". BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
External links
[edit]- Jennifer Wilson at the International Hockey Federation
- Jennifer Wilson at Olympics.com
- Jennifer Wilson at Olympedia
- Jennifer Wilson at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Harare
- South African people of British descent
- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- South African female field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- South African field hockey coaches
- South African expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate sports coaches
- Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in field hockey
- South African field hockey biography stubs