Susie Simcock

Susan Mary "Susie" Simcock , ONZM (born November 25, 1938 , † May 29, 2020 in Auckland ) was a New Zealand sports official . Among other things, she was President of the World Squash Federation .

Career

Simcock only started playing squash when she was over 20 years old. Nevertheless, she managed to work her way up to eighth position at the national level. In contrast, she achieved her greatest merit in squash as a functionary. In the 1980s, she was first team manager for the New Zealand women's national team , before serving as tournament director at the 1987 Women's World Cup in Auckland . From 1980 to 1987 she held various offices at the Women's International Squash Federation , the forerunner of the later Women's Squash Association . From 1989 she was initially vice-president of the world association under Tunku Imran , an office that she held until 1996. In 1996 she finally became the first woman to head the world association as president. One of their greatest challenges was trying to get squash into the Olympic program , which was unsuccessful. Her term ended in 2002, after which she held the WSF post of Emeritus President until 2008 . Simcock also held numerous other offices at international level. She was Director of the International Masters Games Association from 2002 until her death, Vice President of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations from 1998 to 2005, and the first female committee member of the General Assembly of the Global Association of International Sports Federations from 2000 to 2007 . Simcock was also very active at the national level. From 1996 to 2008 she was a board member of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and from 2002 to 2005 she was a member of the board of Women's Golf NZ before she was also a board member of New Zealand Golf from 2005 to 2008 .

Simcock was married and had three children, a daughter and two sons with her husband. In addition to her functionary activities, she also worked as a physiotherapist.

Awards

In 2004 Simcock was awarded the Officer's Cross of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to the sport of squash . The national squash federation Squash New Zealand declared her a member for life in 1996. In 2010 he was inducted into the New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame . Also in 2010 she received the IOC Women in Sport Award from the International Olympic Committee , eight years later she received the Order of Merit award from the Commonwealth Games Federation .

Web links

Commons : Susie Simcock - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry in the New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leading New Zealand administrator Susie Simcock mourned for 'enduring support' for sport. In: stuff.co.nz. Waikato Times , May 31, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .
^ Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 311 .
↑ ^a ^b Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 244-247 .
^ Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 200 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Elevating and Empowering - We Honor Susie Simcock. In: olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee , June 1, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .
^ WSF mourns former President Susie. In: thesquashsite.com. May 31, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .
↑ The Queen's Birthday Honors List 2004. In: dpmc.govt.nz. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, June 7, 2004, accessed June 1, 2020 .
^ Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 291-292 .

personal data
SURNAME	Simcock, Susie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Simcock, Susan Mary (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand squash official
DATE OF BIRTH	November 25, 1938
DATE OF DEATH	May 29, 2020
Place of death	Auckland , New Zealand

[stuff-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leading New Zealand administrator Susie Simcock mourned for 'enduring support' for sport. In: stuff.co.nz. Waikato Times , May 31, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .

[2] Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 311 .

[romanos-3] Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 244-247 .

[4] Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 200 .

[olympic-5] Elevating and Empowering - We Honor Susie Simcock. In: olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee , June 1, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .

[6] WSF mourns former President Susie. In: thesquashsite.com. May 31, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 .

[7] The Queen's Birthday Honors List 2004. In: dpmc.govt.nz. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, June 7, 2004, accessed June 1, 2020 .

[8] Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 291-292 .