Liz Irving

{{Short description|Australian squash player and coach}}

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{{MedalSilver|1993 Johannesburg|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1987 Auckland|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1989 Warmond|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1996 Petaling Jaya|Singles}}

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{{MedalGold|1992 Vancouver|Team}}

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

{{MedalGold|1996 Petaling Jaya|Team}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Stuttgart|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 Warmond|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|1990 Sydney|Team}}

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

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Liz Irving (born 7 February 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian squash coach and former player.

Irving was runner-up to her fellow Australian player Michelle Martin at the World Open in 1993. She was also a three-time finalist at the British Open, losing the final to New Zealand's Susan Devoy in 1988,[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=i1gVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1OQDAAAAIBAJ&dq=liz%20irving&pg=5588%2C4214091 Martin goes down fighting] and to Martin in 1994 and 1995.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/martins-treble-1613049.html?cmp=ilc-n Martin's treble] Irving won the mixed doubles titles at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships in 1997 (partner Dan Jenson).[http://www.worldsquash.org.uk/2009docs/WorldChampResults/WorldDoublesInternational.pdf World Doubles International]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She reached a career-high ranking of World No. 2 in 1988.

Her greatest successes came in four consecutive World Team Championships when she was part of the winning Australian team during the 1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the 1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, the 1996 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Malaysia and the 1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Womens-Team-Open1.pdf |title=Women's World Team Championships |publisher=worldsquash.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001550/http://www.worldsquash.org/ws/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Womens-Team-Open1.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

Since retiring as a player, Irving has settled in Amsterdam, where she has coached top international female players, including Nicol David and Vanessa Atkinson.{{Cite web |url=http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/sept04/news04-9-440.htm |title=The Liz Irving Centre of Excellence |access-date=28 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829022923/http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/sept04/news04-9-440.htm |archive-date=29 August 2005 |url-status=dead }}