Robyn Lambourne
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 July 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Turned Pro | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (January 1992) | ||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: August 2017. | |||||||||||||||
Robyn Lambourne (née Friday, born 24 July 1964, in Narrogin, Australia[1]) is an Australian former squash player.[2] In 1991, she was ranked as the number 2 player in the world, her highest career singles rankings.[3][4]
She became a Junior Squash world champion in the women's individual event defeating her Australian compatriot Helen Paradeiser in the finals at the 1983 World Junior Squash Championships.[5] Robyn Lambourne also became the first Australian woman to win a Junior Squash World Championship title.
Her greatest success came in 1992 when she was part of the winning Australian team during the 1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships held in Vancouver, Canada.[6] And her career ended shortly after that.
References[edit]
- ^ Biography
- ^ Thomson, Fraser (4 May 2001). "Wright reluctantly turning thoughts to domestic arena". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- Eaton, Richard (19 October 1992). "Squash: Australia make history in victory". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- Eaton, Richard (13 October 1992). "Squash: Jackman lifts England". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- "Unforced error puts Robyn out". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. Reuters. 14 October 1990. p. F-27. Retrieved 29 November 2009. - ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info | Robyn Lambourne | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Screaming match, ref gets a ticking". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. 17 August 1990. p. F-22. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "1983 Junior Women's World Squash Championships". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Team Championships" (PDF). worldsquash.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
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