Joelle King
Joelle King | |
Joelle King in 2012 | |
Nationality: | New Zealand |
Birthday: | September 30, 1988 |
Size: | 178 cm |
Weight: | 70 kg |
1st professional season: | 2004 |
Playing hand: | Right |
Trainer: | Paul Hornsby, Hadrian Stiff |
successes | |
Career title: | 13 |
Career finals: | 25th |
Best placement: | 3 (February 2019) |
Current placement: | 6th |
Last update of the infobox: June 1st, 2019 | |
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) |
Joelle King , MNZM (born September 30, 1988 in Cambridge , Waikato ) is a New Zealand squash player .
Career
Joelle King began her professional career in 2004 and has won 13 titles to date. She reached her highest ranking in the world rankings with third place in February 2019. At the Commonwealth Games 2010 she won the gold medal in doubles with Jaclyn Hawkes and the silver medal in mixed alongside Martin Knight . In 2014 she won bronze in singles. With the New Zealand national team she took part in world championships in 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2016 and 2018 . Between 2010 and 2019 she won eight national championship titles . With Amanda Landers-Murphy she became world champion in doubles in 2016 . On the same day she also won the mixed world championship with Paul Coll . In 2017 she defended her title in doubles with Landers-Murphy as well as her title in mixed with Coll . The following year, she won gold in the individual competition for the first time at the 2018 Commonwealth Games . In doubles she secured another gold medal with Amanda Landers-Murphy, with Paul Coll she won in mixed bronze. For her achievements, she was appointed a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit at the end of 2018 .
Private
Joelle King has two older brothers. On December 28, 2012, she married Ryan Shuttle in her native Cambridge.
successes
- World Champion in doubles: 2016 and 2017 (each with Amanda Landers-Murphy )
- Mixed World Champion: 2016 and 2017 (each with Paul Coll )
- Won PSA -Titel: 13
- Commonwealth Games : 3 × gold ( doubles 2010 , singles and doubles 2018 ), 1 × silver (mixed 2010), 2 × bronze ( singles 2014 , mixed 2018 )
- New Zealand Champion : 8 titles (2010-2013, 2015, 2017-2019)
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
- Homepage of Joelle King (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joelle King, the queen of the court, receives New Year's honor. In: stuff.co.nz. December 31, 2018, accessed December 31, 2018 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | King, Joelle |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand squash player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1988 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , New Zealand |