12 Facts About Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson was a New Zealand squash player representing the national team mainly in junior-level competitions.

Jade Wilson is still remembered as one of the greatest ever junior squash players to have emerged from New Zealand and to have represented the country at junior level along with Stuart Davenport, Susan Devoy and Glen Wilson.

Jade Wilson won the 1995 World Junior Squash Championships individual event in Sydney, which was her highest career performance.

Jade Wilson was born in 1977 and was raised in Wellington.

Jade Wilson started playing squash at the Tawa Club and was coached by Tony Naughton, who was her first coach.

Jade Wilson played squash in Mana Club and was coached by Rob Walker.

Jade Wilson hired Palmerston North based coach Barrie Matthews who later inspired her to win the Junior world title in 1995.

Jade Wilson emerged at the international level for the first time at the age of 16, during the 1993 World Junior Squash Championships reaching semi-finals in the individual category and was part of the New Zealand squad which became runners-up to Australia at the team event.

Jade Wilson was named the Manawatu sportsperson of the year in 1995 for her memorable achievement of winning the 1995 Junior World title.

Besides the World Junior title, Jade Wilson emerged victorious at the 1995 British Junior Open Squash in the U19 category.

Jade Wilson became a professional squash player in 1997 by achieving her highest ever career rating of 18.

Jade Wilson committed suicide on 14 May 1998 when she was 21 years old.