Frania Gillen-Buchert

Frania Gillen-Buchert
Country Scotland
Born (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 43)
Cape Town, South Africa
ResidenceEdinburgh, Scotland
Racquet usedPrince 03 Black
Highest ranking53 (July 2003)

Frania Gillen-Buchert (born 13 November 1981) is a Scottish female former squash player.[1][2] She made her international debut in 2000 and achieved her career-best ranking of 53 in 2003.[3] Buchert graduated at the University of Stirling.[4]

Buchert competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, 2010 and 2014 representing Scotland.[5] After the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she retired from international squash competitions, ending her 17-year squash career.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info | Frania Gillen-Buchert | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC - Frania Gillen-Buchert - Making the Commonwealth Games". BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014: Gillen-Buchert doing it for dad". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ "EventScotland". www.eventscotland.org. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Frania Gillen-Buchert Profile". results.glasgow2014.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Team Scotland squash player Frania Gillen-Buchert is now a big hitter in the events world - EventsBase Magazine". EventsBase Magazine. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Squash: Frania Gillen-Buchert set for third Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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