Jennifer Wilson (field hockey)

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Jennifer Wilson
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Personal information
Born (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 46)
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
-2012 South Africa 28 (11)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2018-2021 [1] Scotland
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Abuja, Nigeria

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]

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Playing career

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

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

  1. ↑ "Jen Wilson Decides to Step Down as Scotland Women's Head Coach". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jen Wilson appointed new Head Coach of Scotland women". 10 July 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.


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