Cassie Jackman

{{Short description|English squash player (born 1972)}}

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| name = Cassie Jackman
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| residence = Norwich, England

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = North Walsham, England

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| turnedpro = 1990

| retired = 2004

| plays = Right Handed

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| racquet = Prince

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| event = Women's singles

| highest_ranking = No. 1

| date_of_highest_ranking = January 2000

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{{MedalSport|Women's squash}}

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{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Seattle|Singles}}

{{MedalSilver|1994 Saint Peter Port|Singles}}

{{MedalSilver|1996 Petaling Jaya|Singles}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Hong Kong|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1992 Vancouver|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1995 Hong Kong|Singles}}

{{MedalComp|World Team Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1994 Saint Peter Port|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1996 Petaling Jaya|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2004 Amsterdam|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1992 Vancouver|Team}}

{{MedalComp|World Doubles Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1997 Hong Kong|Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver|1997 Hong Kong|Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Kuala Lumpur|Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Manchester|Doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|1998 Kuala Lumpur|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Singles}}

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Cassandra "Cassie" Jackman {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 22 December 1972 and competing in some years as Cassie Campion) is an English former squash player who won the World Open in 1999. She was England's leading player throughout much of the 1990s and the first few years of the 21st century. She retired due to a recurring back injury in December 2004.{{Cite web |title=BBC - Norfolk - Sport - Cassie Jackman retires |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2004/12/23/sport_feature_cassie_campion_retires_feature.shtml |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}

Jackman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Birthday Honours for services to squash.United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |issue=57315 |supp=y |pages=17 |date=11 June 2004}}

Career

Born in North Walsham, Norfolk, she won five British under-23 titles, and five senior British national titles.{{cite web |url=http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00033&page=biog |title=Biography |work=Player Profile: Cassie Jackman |publisher=WISPA |accessdate=5 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100207/http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00033&page=biog |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

She represented England at four World Team Championships in 1992 in Vancouver, 1994 in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, 1996 in Malaysia and 2004 in Amsterdam. {{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

She lost the 1996 World Open final to Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–4, 9–2, 4–9, 9–6 who would go on to win another four World Opens. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the doubles with Sue Wright, and a bronze in the singles.

In 1999 she won the World Open title.{{cite web |title=Cassie Jackman retires |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2004/12/23/sport_feature_cassie_campion_retires_feature.shtml |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 August 2020 |date=23 December 2004}}

See also

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