Claire Nitch (born 7 August 1971 in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

) is a South African

squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...

player. Nitch reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in 1997. At the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

, she won a bronze medal in the women's doubles (partnering

Natalie Grainger Natalie Grainger (born 8 July 1977), also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a professional female squash player. Grainger was born in Manchester, United Kingdom but raised in South Africa, which she represented i ...

). Nitch has won the South African national squash title nine times. As a junior, she also won the national under-19 and under-21 titles.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nitch, Claire 1971 births Living people South African female squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Alumni of St Mary's School, Waverley Sportspeople from Johannesburg Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games