1979 Women's World Team Squash Championships
| Women's World Team 1979 | |
|---|---|
| 1st World Women's Team Championship | |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Date(s) | 15–20 March 1979 |
| Results | |
| Champions | Great Britain |
| Runners-up | Australia |
| Third place | Ireland |
The 1979 Women's World Team Squash Championships were held in England and took place from 15 to March 20, 1979.[1][2]
Great Britain won the championships.[3]
Results
Round Robin
| Pos | Nation | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | Sue Cogswell, Angela Smith, Teresa Lawes, Barbara Diggens, Jayne Ashton, Lesley Moore | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Australia | Barbara Wall, Vicki Hoffman, Sue King, Rhonda Thorne, Anne Smith | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Ireland | Geraldine Barniville, Dororthy Armstrong, Barbara Sanderson, Irene Hewitt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | Shelagh Murray, Elaine Hinnegan, Ann Thompson, Penny Glover, Kay Widmer, Sue Pexman, Barbara Savage | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Sweden | Katarina Due-Boje, Tina Dahl, Agneta Samuelson, Eva Lundqvist | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | United States | Mariann Greenberg, Carol Weymuller, Ginny Akabane, Barbara Maltby, Diana Nyad | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Final
Great Britain 3 |
FINAL Edgbaston Priory, Birmingham, England 20 March 1979 |
Australia 0 |
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See also
References
- ^ "Women's World Team Championship 1979" (PDF). worldsquash.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Squash Girl in Form". Runcorn Guardian. 30 March 1979. Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sports results". Trove.
- ^ "Women's World Open". Trove.
- ^ "Women's World Teams 1979". Squash Site. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.