Jayne Ashton
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1957[1] Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
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Jayne Ashton (born 31 August 1957) is a former professional squash player from England and was a world team champion.
Biography
Ashton was born in Birmingham. She was first capped for England in 1973, the year she became British Junior Champion. She competed as a top-sixteen seeded player at the British Open Squash Championships but her greatest achievement was being part of the winning Great Britain team during the 1979 Women's World Team Squash Championships, defeating Australia 3-0 in the final.[1][2]
In 1979 she won both the New Zealand Open and national championships.[3] She played for Warwickshire at county level and Edgbaston Priory at club level.[4]
References
- 1 2 Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 105. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ↑ "Women's World Open". Trove.
- ↑ "Sports Lines". Birmingham Mail. 7 September 1979. p. 63. Retrieved 16 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Warwicks tops again". Sandwell Evening Mail. 17 March 1980. p. 27. Retrieved 16 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Jayne Ashton at SquashInfo.com
- Jayne Ashton at InterSportStats