From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vicki Wilson
Vicki Wilson
Vicki Wilson
Personal information
Awards
Wilson received the Order of Australia medal in 1992.[1]
Born 11 February 1965 (1965-02-11)
She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
Brisbane, Australia
in 2004,[2] and the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in
University Queensland University of Technology November 2008.[4]
Netball information
Positions GS References
Medal record [1] ^ Australian Workers Heritage Centre profile.
Retrieved on 2009-03-30.
Competitor for Australia
[2] ^ Australian Women Biographical Entry: Vicki
Netball World Championships Wilson. Retrieved on 2009-03-30.
[3] Morton, Jim (2009-08-07). "Netball legend Wilson
Gold 1999 Christchurch Netball
axed by Firebirds". Brisbane Times.
Gold 1995 Birmingham Netball http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-
Gold 1991 Sydney Netball news-sport/netball-legend-wilson-axed-by-
firebirds-20090807-ecmr.html. Retrieved
Silver 1987 Glasgow Netball 2009-08-11.
Commonwealth Games [4] AAP (2008-11-30). "Gerrard wins top Aussie netball
gong". stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/
Gold 1998 Kuala Lumpur Netball
740978. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
Persondata
Wilson,
Vicki Wilson OAM, (born 11 February 1965 in Brisbane,
Name Wilson, Vicki
Queensland) is an Australian netball coach and retired in-
ternational player. Alternative names
Short description
Netball career Date of birth 1965-02-11
Wilson was a part of the Australian national netball team Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
for fifteen years, making her debut in 1985. Wilson be- Date of death
came captain of the Australian netball team in 1996, Place of death
while on the comeback trail from a knee injury sustained
at the 1995 Netball World Championships. In 1998 she led
the Australian team to the first ever netball gold medal
at the Commonwealth Games and in 1999 she retired on
a winning note, after leading Australia to a one-point win
in the World Championship final.[1][2]
Wilson was called up to coach the Queensland Fire-
birds in 2006, after consistent lacklustre performances in
the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She continued with the
franchise in the ANZ Championship, but was stood down
from the position by Netball Queensland after the 2009
season.[3]
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