Karen Anderson
Encyclopedia
Karen Anderson is a professional female squash
player who represented Jamaica
during her career. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 94 in December 2005 after having joined the Women's International Squash Players Association
in the same year.
1986: National U17 Junior Champion
1987: National Ladies Champion and National U19 Girls Champion
1988: Runner-up National Ladies Champion
1989: National Ladies Champion
1990-1995: National Senior Team Representative at Caribbean Championships
1999: PanAm Games Winnnepeg Team Member
2000-2001: Milex Liguanea Open Champion
2000-2003: National Ladies Champion
2001: Ranked #3 in Caribbean
2002: Commonwealth Games Manchester, England Team Member
2002: CAC Games El Salvador - Silver Medalist Team Competition
2002: Started coaching part-time
2003: PanAm Games Dominican Republic team member
2003: Coaching full-time
2004: Coaching Certification Technical Component
2004: 3rd Place Trident Barbados Open
2004: Coached Jamaica's Junior Elite Squad
2005: Caribbee/Playfair Barbados Open Champion
2005: Attained B2 Referee Certification (Squash Canada)
2005: St. Lucia Open Runner-Up
2005-2009: National Ladies Champion
2005: Ranked #3 in Caribbean
2005: Ranked #95 in the World
2006: Silver Medallist Ladies Doubles CAC Games
2006: Named National Junior Coach for Junior Caribbean Squash Championships
2006: Refereed at the Women's World Team Championships
2007: Caribbean Ladies Champion
2007: Retired from competitive play after the Caribbean Championships
2007-present: National Junior Coach
2010: Selected as referee for the Commonwealth Games 2010
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player who represented Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
during her career. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 94 in December 2005 after having joined the Women's International Squash Players Association
Women's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings...
in the same year.
Career, rankings, championships and trophies
1981: National and Caribbean Junior Representative1986: National U17 Junior Champion
1987: National Ladies Champion and National U19 Girls Champion
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- National Senior Team Representative at Caribbean Championships
1988: Runner-up National Ladies Champion
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- National U19 Girls Champion
1989: National Ladies Champion
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- National U19 Girls Champion
- Caribbean U19 Girls Champion
- National U19 Girls Champion
1990-1995: National Senior Team Representative at Caribbean Championships
1999: PanAm Games Winnnepeg Team Member
2000-2001: Milex Liguanea Open Champion
2000-2003: National Ladies Champion
2001: Ranked #3 in Caribbean
2002: Commonwealth Games Manchester, England Team Member
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- Plate Competition Runner-up
2002: CAC Games El Salvador - Silver Medalist Team Competition
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- CAC Games El Salvador - Bronze Medalist Mixed Doubles
2002: Started coaching part-time
2003: PanAm Games Dominican Republic team member
2003: Coaching full-time
2004: Coaching Certification Technical Component
2004: 3rd Place Trident Barbados Open
2004: Coached Jamaica's Junior Elite Squad
2005: Caribbee/Playfair Barbados Open Champion
2005: Attained B2 Referee Certification (Squash Canada)
2005: St. Lucia Open Runner-Up
2005-2009: National Ladies Champion
2005: Ranked #3 in Caribbean
2005: Ranked #95 in the World
2006: Silver Medallist Ladies Doubles CAC Games
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- Bronze Medallist Ladies Singles CAC GAmes
2006: Named National Junior Coach for Junior Caribbean Squash Championships
2006: Refereed at the Women's World Team Championships
2007: Caribbean Ladies Champion
2007: Retired from competitive play after the Caribbean Championships
2007-present: National Junior Coach
2010: Selected as referee for the Commonwealth Games 2010