Margaret Elaine Caldow (born 28 November 1941), also known as Marg Caldow, is a former
Australia netball international and a former
England
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head coach. She represented Australia at the
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
and the
1979 World Netball Championships, winning three gold medals. She
captained Australia at the 1975 and 1979 tournaments. Between 2004 and 2007, Caldow served as head coach of England. She was the England head coach at both the
2006 Commonwealth Games and the
2007 World Netball Championships
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. Between 2013 and 2018, Caldow served as
Lisa Alexander
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Career
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Alexander began synchronized swimming at age eight. She had success in solo, duet and team ...
's assistant with Australia. In
1978 Caldow was awarded the
British Empire Medal and in
2009 she was awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia
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.
Early life
Born in
Tasmania
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, Caldow moved to
Melbourne
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in 1957. In her youth, as Margaret Jackson, she represented both Tasmania and Victoria in
track and field athletics
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and netball. However, in 1960 she decided to concentrate on netball.
Playing career
Victoria
Between 1961 and 1979, Caldow played for
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
in the
Australian National Netball Championships. She captained the team for eight years. In 2000, together with
Sharelle McMahon
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Domestic career
Born in Bamawm, Victoria, McMahon ...
,
Wilma Shakespear
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,
Joyce Brown,
Shelley O'Donnell
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and
Simone McKinnis
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, Caldow was named in
Netball Victoria
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's Team of the Century. The
Victorian Netball League
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's Championship MVP award is named the
Margaret Caldow Trophy after Caldow.
Australia
Between 1963 and 1979, Caldow made 27 senior appearances for
Australia. She had previously represented Australia at schoolgirl level. She played for Australia at the
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
and the
1979 World Netball Championships, winning three gold medals. She
captained Australia at the 1975 and 1979 tournaments.
In 2008, Caldow was inducted into the
Australian Netball Hall of Fame.
Coaching career
Victorian Institute of Sport
Between 1991 and 1995, Caldow served as head netball coach at the
Victorian Institute of Sport
The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) is the government-funded sporting institute of the Australian state of Victoria. It provides high performance sports programs for talented athletes, enabling them to achieve national and international succe ...
, mentoring among others,
Sharelle McMahon
Sharelle Jane McMahon (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former netball player who captained the Australia national netball team. She played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions.
Domestic career
Born in Bamawm, Victoria, McMahon ...
.
Melbourne Kestrels
Between 2002 and 2003, Caldow served as head coach of
Melbourne Kestrels
Melbourne Kestrels were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Phoenix, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Common ...
in the
Commonwealth Bank Trophy
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league.
England
Between 2004 and 2007, Caldow served as head coach of
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. She was the England head coach at both the
2006 Commonwealth Games and the
2007 World Netball Championships
The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA). Sixteen nations contested th ...
.
Caldow was credited with mentoring
Louisa Brownfield
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,
Joanne Harten,
Rachel Dunn
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and
Pamela Cookey
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Club career
In domestic netball, Cookey has played with Team Bath in the Netball Superleague sinc ...
. On 13 May 2007 she also guided England to a 50–45
win against
New Zealand
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. At the time, New Zealand were the reigning
World
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and
Commonwealth champions. It was also England's first win over New Zealand in thirty two years.
Australia
Caldow has also been a selector, assistant coach and specialist coach with
Australia. She became a national selector in 1981. Between 1984 and 1985 she was an assistant coach at the
Australian Institute of Sport. She was also an assistant coach with Australia at the
1987 World Netball Championships
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The format of ...
.
Between 2013 and 2018, Caldow served as
Lisa Alexander
Lisa Alexander (born September 22, 1968) is a Canadian former competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic medallist.
Career
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Alexander began synchronized swimming at age eight. She had success in solo, duet and team ...
's assistant/shooting specialist. During this time, she was a member of Australia's coaching team at the
2015 Netball World Cup
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and at the
2014
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and
2018 Commonwealth Games.
Honours
Player
;
Australia
*
World Netball Championships
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**''Winners'':
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
,
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
,
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
Individual awards
Bibliography
Wilma Shakespear
Wilma Joyce Shakespear (born 4 March 1943), previously known as Wilma Ritchie, is a former Australia netball international, Australia head coach and sports administrator. As a player, she represented Australia at the 1963 World Netball Cham ...
, Margaret Caldow: ''Netball:Steps to Success'' (1979)
References
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1941 births
Living people
Australian netball players
Australia international netball players
Netball players from Melbourne
Netball players from Tasmania
Australian netball coaches
Australian Institute of Sport netball coaches
Commonwealth Bank Trophy coaches
England national netball team coaches
Australian expatriate netball people in England
Australian recipients of the British Empire Medal
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
Sportspeople from Hobart
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
1963 World Netball Championships players
1975 World Netball Championships players
1979 World Netball Championships players