Robyn Lambourne (née Friday, born 24 July 1964, in
Narrogin,
Australia
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) is an Australian former
squash
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player. In 1991, she was ranked as the number 2 player in the world, her highest career singles rankings.
She became a Junior Squash world champion in the women's individual event defeating her Australian compatriot
Helen Paradeiser
Helen Paradeiser is an Australian former professional squash player. Her sister Sonia Paradeiser was also a squash player who played in domestic level matches.
Career
She emerged as runner-up in the women's individual event at the 1983 World ...
in the finals at the
1983 World Junior Squash Championships. Robyn Lambourne also became the first Australian 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
The 1992 Women's Silver Unicorn World Team Squash Championships were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and took place from October 12 until October 17, 1992.
Results
First round Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool C
Qu ...
held in
Vancouver
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,
Canada
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.
And her career ended shortly after that.
References
1964 births
Living people
Australian female squash players
People from the Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
Sportswomen from Western Australia
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