Shelley Celia Kitchen (born 2 December 1979, in

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, New Zealand) is a female professional

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player from New Zealand. At the

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, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1

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in the third-place match to capture the women's singles Bronze Medal. She also won a Silver Medal in the women's doubles, partnering

Tamsyn Leevey Tamsyn Leevey (born 24 January 1978, in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional squash player. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, she won a silver medal in the women's doubles, partnering S ...

. Earlier in the year, Kitchen and Leevey won the women's doubles title at the

World Doubles Squash Championships The World Squash Doubles Championship has been held in North America since 1981 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It has been held bi-annually since 1994 where it has alternated with the World Softball Double ...

. In 2004, Kitchen finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at the

, partnering Glen Wilson. Kitchen had her first child in February 2010. After getting sick in an attempt to come back for the 2010 Commonwealth games, she announced her retirement in December 2010. In the

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, Kitchen was appointed a

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for services to sport.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchen, Shelley 1979 births Living people Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand female squash players Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games People from Kaitaia Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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