Women's squash
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Women's squash is the participation of women in the sport of squash. The women's championship started in 1922 as an amateur event and it remained so until 1974.[1] The greatest player in the history of this discipline is the Australian Heather McKay, who won the championship 16 consecutive times from 1962 to 1977.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Championship records". Allam British Open Squash.
Bibliography
[edit]- Janet Graydon, « Spatial ability in highly skilled women squash players », Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 50, n°3, June 1980, pp. 968–970.
- H. Haapasalo, P. Kannus, H. Sievänen, A. Heinonen, P. Oja and I. Vuori, « Long-term unilateral loading and bone mineral density and content in female squash players », Calcified Tissue International, vol. 54, 1994, pp. 249–255.
- M Hughes, J Wells and K Matthews, « Performance profiles at recreational, county and elite levels of women's squash », 2000.
- Saija Kontulainen, Pekka Kannus, Heidi Haapasalo, Harri Sievänen, Matti Pasanen, Ari Heinonen, Pekka Oja and Ilkka Vuori, « Good Maintenance of Exercise-Induced Bone Gain with Decreased Training of Female Tennis and Squash Players: A Prospective 5-Year Follow-Up Study of Young and Old Starters and Controls », Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 16, n°2, 2001.
- J Wells, MD Hughes, M Hughes and I Franks, « Movement profiles of elite women squash players », 2001.
See also
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