Wilma Shakespear

Wilma Joyce Shakespear AM (née Ritchie; born 4 March 1943 in Victoria)[1] is a former Australian netball player and coach and leading sport administrator.

Playing career

Shakespear as a defender made her debut for Australia on 5 August 1963. [1] She was the second youngest member of the Australian team that won the 1963 World Netball Championships, the inaugural championship. [1][2] She represented Australia seven times. [1]

Coaching career
Wilma Shakespear coaching the AIS Netball team in 1986

Shakespear coached the Australia national netball team at three world championships: gold medal in 1971 Jamaica, gold medal in 1979 Trinidad & Tobago and silver medal in 1987 Glasgow. [1] She was appointed the inaugural Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport's netball program in 1981, a position she held until 1990. Whilst Head Coach, the AIS netball program developed many Australian players including: Catriona Wagg, Liz Ellis, Sue Kenny, Nicole Cusack, Carissa Tombs and Vicki Wilson. [3]

Shakespear authored the netball coaching book: Netball : steps to success in 1979.

Sports administration career

After leaving her position as AIS Netball Head Coach, Shakespear took up a position as manager of the elite sports programs at the AIS.[4] Shakespear was appointed the inaugural Director of the Queensland Academy of Sport in 1991. In October 2001, she was appointed the inaugural Director of the English Institute of Sport, a position she held until her retirement in September 2008. [5]

Recognition
  • 1989 - Netball Australia Service Award
  • 1992 - Member of the Order of Australia for service to sport, particularly netball.[6]
  • 2000 - Australian Sports Medal [6]
  • 2006 -recognised as one of Australia’s 100 global Australians by Advance Australia.[7]
  • 2010 - inducted into Australian Netball’s Hall of Fame [1]

Personal life

Shakespear is married to 1972 and 1976 Australian Olympic rower and coach Peter Shakespear. [8]

References
  1. "Wilma Shakespear". Netball Australia website. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. "Australia's long journey to historic title". Netball Australia website. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. "Netball at the Australian Institute of Sport". Pandora Archive - Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. Mackay, Duncan (15 May 2002). Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/may/15/duncanmackay. Retrieved 21 September 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "National director appointed for English Institute of Sport". Leisure Opportunities website. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. "Wilma Shakespear". It;s an Honour. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. "Inspiring Leader Interview with Wilma Shakespear". FOCUSSEDFish website. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. "Peter Shakespear". Sports Reference - Olympics website. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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