Simone Forbes
Encyclopedia
Simone Nagina Forbes is a Jamaica
n sportswoman, having represented Jamaica in no less than five sports, including netball
, volleyball
, basketball
, football and softball
.
Forbes played netball with Jamaica U21 in 1998, before making her debut with the Jamaican national team the following year. She continued with the national team, winning bronze medals at two World Championships
(2003, 2007) and at the Commonwealth Games
(2002); she also won a silver medal at the inaugural World Netball Series
in 2009, followed by another bronze in 2010. Despite taking a short break away from the sport following the World Series, Forbes remains captain of the Sunshine Girls, and was selected as flag bearer for Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi. As of 2010 Forbes is playing domestic netball for Waulgrovians.
In volleyball, she earned a sports scholarship to Mercy College
, New York in 2004. In 2005 Forbes made her debut for the Jamaican national volleyball team, and graduated from Mercy College the following year.
In 2011, Forbes tested positive for the banned substance Clomiphene – frequently used by athletes taking steroids, but also commonly used in fertility treatments – during an out-of-competition drug test. She was subsequently banned by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission from playing netball for three months; the ban is scheduled to end just after the 2011 Netball World Championships
in Singapore.
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...
n sportswoman, having represented Jamaica in no less than five sports, including netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, football and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
.
Forbes played netball with Jamaica U21 in 1998, before making her debut with the Jamaican national team the following year. She continued with the national team, winning bronze medals at two World Championships
Netball World Championships
The World Netball Championships is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australian national netball team and the New...
(2003, 2007) and at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
(2002); she also won a silver medal at the inaugural World Netball Series
World Netball Series
The World Netball Series is an international netball competition that was contested for the first time in October 2009. The new competition features modified "fastnet" rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens...
in 2009, followed by another bronze in 2010. Despite taking a short break away from the sport following the World Series, Forbes remains captain of the Sunshine Girls, and was selected as flag bearer for Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi. As of 2010 Forbes is playing domestic netball for Waulgrovians.
In volleyball, she earned a sports scholarship to Mercy College
Mercy College (New York)
Mercy College is a private, non-profit liberal arts college with its main campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and satellite locations throughout southeastern New York, including the Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains and Yorktown...
, New York in 2004. In 2005 Forbes made her debut for the Jamaican national volleyball team, and graduated from Mercy College the following year.
In 2011, Forbes tested positive for the banned substance Clomiphene – frequently used by athletes taking steroids, but also commonly used in fertility treatments – during an out-of-competition drug test. She was subsequently banned by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission from playing netball for three months; the ban is scheduled to end just after the 2011 Netball World Championships
2011 Netball World Championships
The 2011 World Netball Championships was the 13th edition of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial event first staged in 1963. The World Netball Championships is the premier event in international netball. The 2011 tournament was held in Singapore from 3–10 July. All 48 matches were played...
in Singapore.
External links
- 2009 World Sevens roster, with biographical information on Simone Forbes.