Margaret Caldow

Australian goal attack who won three World Championships, captained Australia to two of them, and became one of the sport's most respected coaches and Hall of Fame figures.

Margaret Caldow (née Jackson) was born on 28 November 1941 in Hobart, Tasmania, and moved to Melbourne as a teenager to pursue her sporting career, quickly earning selection for Victoria in 1961 and Australia the following year. A goal attack renowned for pioneering the high-release shooting style still used by shooters today, she captained the top club side Melbourne Blues and represented Victoria for 11 years. Caldow won three World Championship gold medals with Australia — in England in 1963, New Zealand in 1975 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1979 — captaining the side on the latter two occasions and serving as national captain for eight years in total. At the conclusion of the 1975 tournament in Auckland she was named captain of the championship's 'World Team'. She retired from playing after the 1979 World Championship and moved into coaching, eventually taking charge of the England national team from 2004 to 2007 — including at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2007 World Netball Championships — and later serving as Lisa Alexander's assistant coach with the Australian Diamonds from 2013 to 2018. Caldow was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1978 and inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Australian Netball Hall of Fame in 2008.

• World Championships gold 1963, 1975, 1979
• Australian captain at 1975 and 1979 World Championships
• World Team captain 1975
• Sport Australia Hall of Fame 1985
• Australian Netball Hall of Fame 2008
• England head coach 2004-2007 (2006 Commonwealth Games, 2007 World Championships)
• Australia assistant coach 2013-2018