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Cassandra "Cassie" Jackman (born 22 December 1972 and competing in some years as Cassie Campion) is a former
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player who won the World Open in 1999. She was England's leading player throughout much of the 1990s and early 21st century. She retired due to a recurring back injury in December 2004. Jackman was appointed
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(MBE) in the 2004 Birthday Honours for services to squash.


Career

Born in
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,
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, she won five British under-23 titles, and five senior British national titles. She represented England at four World Team Championships in
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in
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, 1996 in
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and 2004 in
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. She lost the 1996 World Open final to
Sarah Fitz-Gerald Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM (born 1 December 1968) is an Australian women's squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin an ...
9–4, 9–2, 4–9, 9–6 who would go on to win another four World Opens. At the
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she won a gold medal in the doubles with Sue Wright, and a bronze in the singles. In 1999 she won the World Open title.


See also

* List of WISPA number 1 ranked players *
Official Women's Squash World Ranking The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackman, Cassie 1972 births Living people English female squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games People from North Walsham Members of the Order of the British Empire