Abby Sargent
Abby Marie Sargent (née Teare; born 25 May 1977 in Melbourne, Australia) is a retired Australian netball player. Sargent was also a member of the England national team that played in the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1] She also played for the Melbourne Kestrels (1999–2000) and the Melbourne Phoenix (2007) in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.[2] With the start of the ANZ Championship, Sargent played for the Melbourne Vixens in the 2008 season, after which she announced her retirement from netball.[3] She held an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship from 1997–1998.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Abby Marie Sargent (née Teare) | ||||||||||||
| Born |
25 May 1977 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Graeme John Sargent | ||||||||||||
| Children | Tom Eric Sargent | ||||||||||||
| Netball career | |||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Melbourne Kestrels | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Melbourne Phoenix | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Melbourne Vixens | ||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||
| 2000–06 | England national team | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 2009-03-29 | |||||||||||||
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Also has a Burmese Blue cat called Jasmine.
References
- England Netball past players profile Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-03-29.
- Pearce, Linda (22 April 2007). "Phoenix recruit's unstoppable rise". The Age. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Abby Sargent announces retirement". Melbourne Vixens. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
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