Sue Wright (born 28 June 1970) is a former professional
squash
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player from
England
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. She was runner-up at the
British Open
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in 1991 and 2000, and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in 1998. She won the
British National Championship title four times in 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2001. As a junior player, Wright captained the England team which won the world junior team title in 1987. During the last few years of her career, Wright suffered from
viral pneumonia
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, which left her with ear problems that prevented her from flying and competing outside the
United Kingdom
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.
She represented England at the
1992 Women's World Team Squash Championships in
Vancouver, British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, the
1994 Women's World Team Squash Championships in
Saint Peter Port
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St. ...
,
Guernsey
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It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
and the
1998 Women's World Team Squash Championships in
Stuttgart
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,
Germany
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.
Wright retired from professional squash in 2001.
World Team Championships
Finals: 2 (0 title, 2 runner-up)
References
External links
Page at Squashpics.com*
1970 births
Living people
English female squash players
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in squash
Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Competitors at the 1997 World Games
Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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