Simone Forbes

Simone Nagina Forbes (born 20 June 1981) is a Jamaican sportswoman, having represented Jamaica in no less than five sports, including netball, volleyball, basketball, football and softball.[1]

Simone Forbes
Personal information
Full nameSimone Nagina Forbes
NationalityJamaican
Born (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportNetball, volleyball, basketball, football, softball
ClubWaulgrovians Sports Club (netball)
TeamJamaica national netball team (captain)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Netball
Netball World Championships
2003 KingstonNetball
2007 AucklandNetball
Commonwealth Games
2002 ManchesterNetball
World Netball Series
2009 ManchesterFastnet
2010 LiverpoolFastnet

Forbes played netball with Jamaica U21 in 1998, before making her debut with the Jamaican national team the following year.[2] 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.[3] Despite taking a short break away from the sport following the World Series,[4] Forbes remained captain of the Sunshine Girls, and was selected as flag bearer for Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[5] As of 2010 Forbes is playing domestic netball for Waulgrovians.[6]

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,[1] and graduated from Mercy College the following year.[7]

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.[8]

Awards
  • Prime Minister's National Youth Award for Excellence in the Field of Sports - 2005[9]
  • International Student Athlete of the Year - 2003[10]
  • GC Foster College Sportswoman of the Year - 2002[10]
  • Carreras Sports Foundation Special Award for Netball - 2002[10]

References
  1. Luton, Daraine (12 August 2005). "Forbes joins the national squad". Sports Jamaica. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  2. 2003 Netball World Championships: Player profile – Simone Forbes Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
  3. Bogle, Dania (1 May 2010). "Simone Forbes — The remarkable sportswoman". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. Lowe, Andrew (9 December 2009). "National captain taking a break – Forbes to concentrate on studies; quit netball after 2011 WNC". The Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. Lowe, André (2 October 2010). "Forbes to carry Ja flag". The Jamaica Star. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  6. Bailey, Robert (30 September 2010). "We're coming home with a medal". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  7. Mercy College Athletics graduates 2006 Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
  8. Bailey, Robert (30 April 2011). "Forbes hit with three-month ban". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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