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Vicki Wilson

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Vicki Wilson, born on 11 February 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland, is an Australian netball coach and retired international player. She played for the Australian national team for fifteen years from her debut in 1985 and became captain in 1996 while returning from a knee injury sustained at the 1995 Netball World Championships. In 1998 she captained Australia to the first netball gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, and in 1999 she retired after leading the team to a one-point win in the World Championship final. She coached the Queensland Firebirds from 2006 until 2009, was assistant coach of the New Zealand Silver Ferns from 2013 and became head coach of the Fiji national team in 2016. She received the Order of Australia medal in 1992 and entered the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in 2008.

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    (born 11 February 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian netball coach and retired international player
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    is an Australian netball coach and retired international player
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Netball career
    In 1998 she captained Australia to the first ever netball gold medal at the Commonwealth Games
  • Competed In: Netball World Cup, Netball career
    after leading Australia to a one-point win in the World Championship final
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