Angela Smith (squash player)
Angela Smith 
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| Nationality: |
 England
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| Birthday: | 3rd July 1953 |
| 1st professional season: | 1976 |
| Resignation: | 1988 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
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| Best placement: | 7 (January 1984) |
| Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) | |
Angela Smith (born July 3, 1953 in Stoke-on-Trent ) is a former English squash player .
Career
Angela Smith was active as a squash player in the 1970s and 1980s. She reached her highest place in the world rankings with seventh place in January 1984. With the British national team , she became 1979 world champion . in the final against Australia she won her game against Vicki Cardwell in four sets. As a member of the English national team , Vice World Championships followed in 1981 and 1983 . In addition, she won the title at the European Championship with the English team in 1984 . She played a total of over 100 games for England.
Between 1979 and 1989 she took part in individual world championships six times in a row. In 1979 and 1981 she achieved her best result with the semi-finals. In 1976 she was British national champion.
successes
- World champion with the team: 1979
- European champion with the team: 1984
- British champion : 1976
Web links
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Alan Thatcher: Olympics squash legend Angela Smith carries the torch. In: squashmad.com. Squash Mad, June 2, 2012, accessed July 24, 2018 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smith, Angela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English squash player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stoke-on-Trent , United Kingdom |