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Cassandra "Cassie" Jackman (born 22 December 1972 and competing in some years as Cassie Campion) is a former
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player who won the World Open in 1999. She was England's leading player throughout much of the 1990s and early 21st century. She retired due to a recurring back injury in December 2004. Jackman was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(MBE) in the
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for services to squash.


Career

Born in
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,
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, she won five British under-23 titles, and five senior British national titles. She represented England at four World Team Championships in
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,
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, Guernsey,
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and
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in
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. She lost the 1996 World Open final to Sarah Fitz-Gerald 9–4, 9–2, 4–9, 9–6 who would go on to win another four World Opens. At the
1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay language, Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by sev ...
she won a gold medal in the doubles with
Sue Wright Sue Wright (born 28 June 1970) is a former professional squash player from England. She was runner-up at the British Open in 1991 and 2000, and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in 1998. She won the British National Championship ti ...
, and a bronze in the singles. In 1999 she won the World Open title.


See also

* List of WISPA number 1 ranked players *
Official Women's Squash World Ranking The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackman, Cassie 1972 births Living people English female squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games People from North Walsham Members of the Order of the British Empire