Margaret Zachariah
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Margaret Lorraine Zachariah (born c.1944) is a former professional squash player fro Australia who won the bronze medal at the 1976 World championships.
Biography
[edit]Zachariah was a bronze medalist at the 1976 World Open Championships in Brisbane.[2]
In 1981, she was runner-up to her compatriot Vicki Cardwell at the British Open and [3] She won the Australian Amateur Championship in 1977, and captured four Victoria state amateur squash championship titles in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1979. Since retiring as a player, Zachariah has worked as a squash coach, training some of Australia's top players. She has also served as Secretary of both the Professional Squash Coaches Association of Australia and the Professional Squash Coaches Association of Victoria.[4]
In the 2025 King's Birthday Honours, Zachariah was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, for services to squash.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Margaret Zachariah". Inter Sports Stats. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ↑ "Vicki Cardwell". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ Radosta, John S. (21 January 1978). "Women Find Squeeze in Squash". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ↑ "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division" (PDF). Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 9 June 2025. p. 428. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Margaret Zachariah at Squash Info
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