Sabine Schoene, (born January 27, 1974, in

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) is a former professional

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player who represented

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. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in November 1997.SquashInfo Player Profile
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Career

As a junior, Sabine Schoene won ten national junior titles in various age groups. 1988, at the age of only 14 she won her first national championship title in the women's division - a title she held for 17 years until she retired in 2004. In 1991 she lost the final of the World Junior Championships against

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. For eight years she was ranked inside the Top Ten with five tournament wins and a silver medal at the

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in 1997. 2010 and 2012 she became World Champion in the O35 category.

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* * * 1972 births Living people German female squash players World Games silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1997 World Games {{Germany-squash-bio-stub