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Simone Nagina Forbes (born 20 June 1981) is a Jamaican sportswoman, having represented Jamaica in no less than five sports, including netball, volleyball, basketball, football and softball.[1]

Forbes played netball with Jamaica U21 in 1998, before making her debut with the Jamaica national netball team the following year.[2] She continued with the national team, winning bronze medals at two Netball World Championships (2003 and 2007) and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games; she also won a silver medal at the inaugural 2009 World Netball Series, followed by another bronze in 2010 World Netball Series.[3] Despite taking a short break away from the sport following the World Series,[4] Forbes remained captain of the Sunshine Girls, and was selected as flag bearer for Jamaica at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[5] As of 2010 Forbes is playing domestic netball for Waulgrovians.[6]

In volleyball, she earned a sports scholarship to Mercy College, New York in 2004. In 2005 Forbes made her debut for the Jamaica women's national volleyball team,[1] and graduated from Mercy College the following year.[7]

In 2011, Forbes tested positive for the banned substance Clomiphene – frequently used by athletes taking steroids, but also commonly used in fertility treatments – during an out-of-competition drug test. She was subsequently banned for three months by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission from playing netball; the ban was to end after the 2011 Netball World Championships in Singapore.[8]

Awards

  • Prime Minister's National Youth Award for Excellence in the Field of Sports - 2005[9]
  • International Student Athlete of the Year - 2003[10]
  • GC Foster College Sportswoman of the Year - 2002[10]
  • Carreras Sports Foundation Special Award for Netball - 2002[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Luton, Daraine (12 August 2005). "Forbes joins the national squad". Sports Jamaica. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  2. ^ 2003 Netball World Championships: Player profile – Simone Forbes Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
  3. ^ Bogle, Dania (1 May 2010). "Simone Forbes — The remarkable sportswoman". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. ^ Lowe, Andrew (9 December 2009). "National captain taking a break – Forbes to concentrate on studies; quit netball after 2011 WNC". The Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  5. ^ Lowe, André (2 October 2010). "Forbes to carry Ja flag". The Jamaica Star. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  6. ^ Bailey, Robert (30 September 2010). "We're coming home with a medal". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  7. ^ Mercy College Athletics graduates 2006 Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-10-19.
  8. ^ Bailey, Robert (30 April 2011). "Forbes hit with three-month ban". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Jamaica Gleaner News - Jamaica Gleaner reporters among Prime Minister's youth award recipients - Tuesday | December 6, 2005". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Sports Jamaica:: Simpson gets award:: Track and Field". Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Forbes