Jennifer Wilson (field hockey)

Jennifer "Jen" Wilson (born 27 March 1979) is the head coach for Scotland. She is a former South Africa international field hockey player.

Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson in 2009
Personal information
Born (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportHockey

She was appointed Head Coach for Scotland on a 3 year contract, starting on 1st August 2018.[1]

Playing Career

Wilson competed for South Africa at three Olympic Games: the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed at three Hockey World Cups and three Commonwealth Games.[2][3]

Coaching Career

In 2015 to 2017 she was assistant coach for Scotland.

She has previously been Head Coach for Ashford Hockey Club Men’s 1st XI in the Kent/Sussex and South Premier League and later for Canterbury 1st XI in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division and in the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (women).

In Season 2019/20 Wilson is Head Coach for Sevenoaks 1st XI in the Investec Women's Hockey League Division One South, in addition to her part-time role as Head Coach for Scotland.

References
  1. https://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/jen-wilson-appointed-new-head-coach-of-scotland-women/
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Jennifer Wilson : South Africa, Hockey". BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2014.



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