Gabi Simpson
Appearance
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Birth name | Gabrielle Simpson | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 17 October 1992||||||||||||||
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Sport | Netball | ||||||||||||||
Club | Queensland Firebirds (2013-present) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabrielle Simpson (born 17 October 1992)[1] is an Australian netball player.[2][1] She was part of the Australian squad that won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] Simpson received the Liz Ellis Diamond Award, one of the highest accolades an Australian netballer can receive and was named vice-captain of the Australian national team in 2017.[1] She has been an active player at the Queensland Firebirds since her domestic league debut in 2013 and was later elevated to position of team captain.[1][4][5]
She was selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the 2018/19 international season.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gabi Simpson". Netball Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Gabi Simpson". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Result - Netball Gold Medal Match". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Player Bios: G. Simpson". Queensland Firebirds.
- ^ "Simpson to captain Firebirds". Suncorp Super Netball. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "17-strong Diamonds squad named for International Test Series". Netball Australia. 15 July 2018.
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian netball players
- Queensland Firebirds players
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in netball
- Australian netball biography stubs