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Jennifer Wilson

Personal information
Born	(1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
-2012	South Africa	28	(11)
Coaching career
Years	Team
2018-2021	Scotland
Medal record Representing  South Africa All Africa Games 2003 Abuja, Nigeria

Jennifer "Jen" Wilson (born 27 March 1979) is a former South Africa international field hockey player who became a coach after retiring as a player. She was appointed Head Coach for Scotland on a 3-year contract, starting on 1 August 2018.

Playing career

Wilson competed for South Africa at three Olympic Games: the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed at three Hockey World Cups and three Commonwealth Games.

Coaching career

In 2015 to 2017 she was assistant coach for Scotland.

She has previously been Head Coach for Ashford Hockey Club Men’s 1st XI in the Kent/Sussex and South Premier League and later for Canterbury 1st XI in the Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division and in the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (women).

In Season 2019/20 Wilson is Head Coach for Sevenoaks 1st XI in the Investec Women's Hockey League Division One South, in addition to her part-time role as Head Coach for Scotland.

References

1. "Jen Wilson Decides to Step Down as Scotland Women's Head Coach". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
2. "Jen Wilson appointed new Head Coach of Scotland women". 10 July 2018.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jenny Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
4. "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Jennifer Wilson : South Africa, Hockey". BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

External links

• Jennifer Wilson at the International Hockey Federation
• Jennifer Wilson at Olympics.com
• Jennifer Wilson at Olympedia
• Jennifer Wilson at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)

Jennifer Wilson – International Tournaments

v t e South Africa squad – 2002 FIH World Cup – 13th place 1 Birt 2 Van Wyk 6 Kotze 7 Haynes 9 Marescia 10 Koornhof 11 Mayer 12 Carlisle (c) 14 Bee 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 18 Ranyane 20 Ross 21 Henry 22 Ntloko 23 Vos 30 Wehmeyer 31 Wessels Coach: Howell v t e South Africa squad – 2002 Champions Challenge – 4th place 1 Birt 2 Van Wyk 3 Alves 4 Benkenstein 5 Van Zyl 7 Forword 8 Marescia 9 Van Breda 10 Koornhof 11 Mayer 12 Carlisle (c) 14 Bee 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 21 Henry 22 Ntloko 31 Wessels Coach: — v t e South Africa squad – 2003 All-Africa Games – Gold medal (3rd Title) 1 Birt 3 Hector 6 Kotze 9 Marescia 10 Koornhof 12 Carlisle 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 18 Ranyane 22 Ntloko 24 Butler 25 Dorothy 28 Pholo 30 Wehmeyer 31 Wessels (c) 32 Engelbrecht Coach: Howell v t e South Africa squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 9th place 1 Birt 3 Hector 6 Kotze 7 Fulton 8 Marescia 10 Koornhof 12 Carlisle 14 Bee 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 24 Butler 25 Dorothy 28 Pholo 30 Wehmeyer 31 Wessels (c) 32 Engelbrecht Coach: Howell v t e South Africa squad – 2005 Champions Challenge – Runners–up 1 Jack 3 Hector 4 Van Jaarsveld 5 Hosking 8 Marescia 9 Forword 10 Boezaart 12 Carlisle (c) 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 17 George 21 Marais 24 Butler 26 Hubach 28 Pholo 29 Bright 30 Wehmeyer 32 Engelbrecht Coach: King v t e South Africa squad – 2006 FIH World Cup – 12th place 1 Jack 2 Rix 3 Hector 5 Hosking 7 Brown 8 Marescia (c) 10 Russell 12 Chamberlain 16 Wilson 17 George 20 Du Buisson 21 Marais 22 Taylor 24 Butler 26 Hubach 28 Pholo 29 Bright 30 Wehmeyer Coach: King v t e South Africa squad – 2006 Commonwealth Games – 8th place 1 Jack 2 Rix 3 Hector 4 Van Jaarsveld 5 Hosking 6 Marais 7 George 8 Marescia 9 Bright 10 Taylor 11 Wehmeyer 12 Carlisle (c) 13 Du Buisson 14 Butler 15 Dorothy 16 Wilson Coach: King v t e South Africa squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 11th place 1 Rix 2 Mangisa 3 Hector 5 Hosking 7 Brown 8 Marescia (c) 10 Russell 13 Deetlefs 16 Wilson 17 George 18 Vida Ryan 19 Vidette Ryan 21 Marais 22 Taylor 24 Butler 29 Bright Coach: King v t e South Africa squad – 2010 World Cup – 10th place 1 Rix 8 Marescia 10 Russell 11 Keet 12 Chamberlain 13 Deetlefs 14 Madsen 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 17 George 18 Ryan 21 Marais 22 Taylor 24 Botha 25 Hattingh 26 Hubach 29 Bright 30 Damons Coach: Bonnet v t e South Africa squad – 2010 Commonwealth Games – 4th place 1 Mangisa 2 Marais 3 Coetzee 4 Fredericks 5 Terblanche 6 Bright 7 George 8 Marescia (c) 9 Damons 10 Taylor 11 Keet 12 Chamberlain 13 Deetlefs 14 Madsen 15 Hubach 16 Wilson Coach: Bonnet v t e South Africa squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 10th place 1 Rix 3 Woods 7 Davids 8 Marescia 10 Russell 12 Chamberlain 13 Deetlefs 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 17 George 20 Terblanche 21 Marais 22 Taylor 23 Coston 29 Bright 30 Damons Coach: Bonnet

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