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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born |
27 March 1979 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| -2012 | South Africa | 28 | (11) | |||||||||||
| Teams coached | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 2018-2021[1] | Scotland | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jennifer "Jen" Wilson (born 27 March 1979) is the head coach for Scotland. She is a former South Africa international field hockey player.
She was appointed Head Coach for Scotland on a 3 year contract, starting on 1 August 2018.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.
