Cassie Jackman
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 December 1972 North Walsham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Prince | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 1 (January 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cassandra Jackman 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.[1]
Jackman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2004 Birthday Honours for services to squash.[2]
Biography
Born in North Walsham, Norfolk, she won five British under-23 titles, and five senior British national titles.[3]
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.
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.[4]
Jackman won 13 gold medals for the England women's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships, spanning 1990 to 2004. Two of these were played under the name Cassie Campion.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - Norfolk - Sport - Cassie Jackman retires". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2004. p. 17.
- ^ "Biography". Player Profile: Cassie Jackman. WISPA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Cassie Jackman retires". BBC. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
- Cassie Jackman at Squash Info