EVENT: Squash: Women's Singles, Mixed Doubles, Women's Doubles

Squash player Joelle King is one of New Zealand's most decorated Commonwealth Games athletes, having won an impressive eight medals.

At Birmingham 2022 King won gold in the mixed doubles (alongside Paul Coll) and gold in the women's doubles (alongside Amanda Landers-Murphy).

Four years earlier at Gold Coast 2018 she won gold in the women's singles, gold in the women's doubles (alongside Landers-Murphy) and bronze in the mixed doubles (alongside Coll).

King has competed at two other editions of the Commonwealth Games, claiming a bronze in the singles event at Glasgow 2014. At Delhi 2010 she won silver in the mixed doubles and gold in the women's doubles. She was the New Zealand team flagbearer at Birmingham 2022 alongside Tom Walsh.

King is a powerful hitter and continues to keep younger players at bay. She is of Ngati Porou descent and was born and raised in Cambridge.


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Joelle's Games History

  • Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022

    • Squash (Doubles - Mixed)
      Gold Medal Match 2-0
      Semi-Final - Match 1 2-0
      Quarter-Final - Match 2 2-0
      Round of 16 - Match 4 2-0
      1
    • Squash (Doubles - Women)
      Gold Medal Match 2-0
      Semi-Final - Match 1 2-0
      Quarter-Final - Match 2 2-0
      Round of 16 - Match 4 2-0
      1
    • Squash (Singles - Women)
      Bronze Medal Match 2-3
      Semi-Final - Match 1 1-3
      Quarter-Final - Match 1 3-1
      Round of 16 - Match 1 3-0
      Round of 32 - Match 1 3-0
      Placed 4 of 39
  • Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 2018

    • Squash (Doubles - Mixed)
      Bronze Medal Match 2-0
      Semi Final 1 1-2
      Quarter Final 2-0
      Round 16 2-0
      Pool A 2-0
      Pool A 2-0
      3
    • Squash (Doubles - Women)
      Gold Medal Match 2-0
      Semi Final 2 2-0
      Quarter Final 1 2-0
      Pool A 2-0
      Pool A 0-2
      1
    • Squash (Singles - Women)
      Gold Medal Match 3-2
      Semi Final 3-1
      Quarter Final 3-0
      Round of 16 3-1
      Round of 32 3-0
      1
  • Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014

    • Squash (Doubles - Mixed)
      Bronze Medal Match 1-2
      Pool B-01 2-0
      Pool B-02 2-0
      Round of 16 2-0
      Quarter-finals 2-1
      Semi-finals 0-2
      Placed 4 of 28
    • Squash (Doubles - Women)
      Pool C-04 2-0
      Pool C-01 1-2
      Pool C-05 2-0
      Quarter-finals 0-2
      Placed 5 of 16
    • Squash (Singles - Women)
      Bronze Medal Match 3-0
      Semi-finals 0-3
      Round of 32 3-0
      Round of 16 3-1
      Quarter-finals 3-0
      3
  • Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010

    • Squash (Doubles - Mixed)
      Final 1-2
      Semi Final
      Quarter Final 2-0
      Pool 2-0
      Pool 2-0
      Pool 2-0
      Pool 2-0
      2
    • Squash (Doubles - Women)
      Final 2-0
      Semi Final 2-1
      Quarter Final 0-2
      Pool 2-0
      Pool 2-0
      1
    • Squash (Singles - Women)
      Quarter Finals 2-3
      Round of 16 3-1
      Round of 32 3-0
      Placed 5 of 39