Anna Jackson

Club Playing History:

Chester Rockets 1997-2002,
Chester Jets 2002-2006
Celtic Warriors - 2006 - present

Club Awards:

* Chester Wheelchair Jets - Top Scorer, Player’s Player and Supporter’s player 2002/2003, 2003/2004 season.
* Most Valuable player and Club Person 2004/2005 season
* Player's player - Season 2006/2007
* Chester Wheelchair Jets Service to Club and Disability Sport Award - 2001-2007 in recognition of work done as Club Captain on stepping down at the end of the 2006/2007 season.
* Chester Wheelchair Jets Club Captain 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006.
* Celtic Warriors Club Captain 2007-2008
 

International Honours:
GB team member 1998-2008.
World Championships - Sydney 1998 and Japan 2002
Sydney 2000 Paralympics,
Reserve for 2004 Athens Paralympics.
Bronze medal at 1999 and 2003 European Championships,
Fourth in 2005 European Championships,
Silver at Paralympic World Cup in Manchester May 2005.
Bronze at Paralympic World Cup 2008.

Personal Details:

Live in Chester with my crazy dog Barney !!! I am originally from Ruthin in North Wales and moved to Chester to study at the University in 1993. I have lived in Upton since 1997.

What do you do to relax ?
Surf internet, play stupid games on playstation and PC and work with the Air Cadets as a Warrant Officer.

Where do you work ?
I work part time in the Post Office in Upton and run my own Photography Business.
I am do some work for the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust as an Athlete Mentor - working with young people and athletes.

What is your favourite type of music ?  
Anything decent but have to confess to being a big Madness fan (showing my age now!!)

What is your favourite food ? 
Roast dinners and Chinese

Where have you most enjoyed playing basketball ?  
At the Sydney 2000 Paralympics in front of 18000 people !!!

Do you follow an NBA team or Wheelchair Basketball Team ?  
Follow any decent NBA teams, and follow most of the international wheelchair basketball teams, especially Canada and USA

What are your personal ambitions ?  
Having enjoyed a 10 year international playing career I now want to help our club stay in the 1st division and develop the club further. In the next couple of years I would like to take on more of a coaching role.

 
 
 

Anna Jackson playing Wheelchair Basketball for the Great Britain Team in Japan in 2002.  She is about to shoot the basketball
Anna Jackson playing basketball for the Great Britain Team in Japan 2002 - she is sitting on the Free Throw line aiming the ball at the net
Anna Jackson playing for the Great Britain Team at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in 2008
Anna Jackson playing for the Great Britain Team in 2007 at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester

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