Liz Irving

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Liz Irving Squash player
Nationality: AustraliaAustralia Australia
Birthday: February 7, 1965
1st professional season: 1984
Resignation: 2002
Playing hand: Right
successes
Career title: 9
Career finals: 32
Best placement: 2 (May 1988)
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links )

Elizabeth "Liz" Irving (born February 7, 1965 in Brisbane ) is a former Australian squash player .

Career

Liz Irving celebrated her greatest career success in 1993 when she reached the final of the World Cup in Johannesburg . In this she was clearly defeated by her compatriot Michelle Martin with 2: 9, 2: 9 and 1: 9. In 1988 she was in the final of the British Open , which she lost to Susan Devoy . In 1994 and 1995 she was also in the final, but also lost these two games to Michelle Martin. She reached her highest ranking in the world rankings with second place in May 1988. With the Australian national team she took part in six world championships and was four times world champion with her. Liz Irving also became world champion in mixed with compatriot Dan Jenson in 1997 . In the final in Hong Kong they defeated the English duo Cassie Jackman and Chris Walker . She played her last game as an active player in 2002.

Liz Irving has been a squash trainer since the end of her career. She lives in Amsterdam under coached Vanessa Atkinson and currently Nicol David . Irving is a member of the Squash Australia Hall of Fame .

successes

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Martin goes down fighting , The Sydney Morning Herald, April 20, 1988.
  2. ↑ Martin's treble , The Independent, March 27, 1995.
personal data
SURNAME Irving, Liz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Irving, Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian squash player
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Brisbane , Australia