Shelley Kitchen

Shelley Kitchen
Kitchen in 2011
Country New Zealand
Born (1979-12-02) 2 December 1979 (age 45)
Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Turned pro2000
Retired2010
Coached byNick Taylor
Racquet usedHarrow
Women's singles
Highest ranking6 (September 2008)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing  New Zealand
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sheffield Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Odense Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam Team
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Chennai Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Singles
Updated on 12 April 2022.

Shelley Celia Kitchen MNZM (born 2 December 1979, in Kaitaia, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional squash player.[1]

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1 Nicol David of Malaysia in the third-place match to capture the women's singles bronze medal.[2] She also won a silver medal in the women's doubles, partnering Tamsyn Leevey.[3] Earlier in the year, Kitchen and Leevey won the women's doubles title at the World Doubles Squash Championships. In 2004, Kitchen finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at the World Doubles Squash Championships, 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.[4] In the 2011 New Year Honours, Kitchen was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rattue, Chris (13 July 2007). "Squash: Me, myself and I". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Squash: Kitchen wins bronze". The New Zealand Herald. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ Eves, Tim (27 March 2006). "Squash: Doubles feat gives Kitchen rare pair". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  4. ^ Curran, Michelle (8 December 2010). "No regrets for Shelley Kitchen". SquashStars. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  5. ^ "New Year honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WISPA Most Improved Player of the Year
2007 		Succeeded by