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Shimona Jok (nee Nelson)
Personal information
Born	1 December 1998 (age 26); Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Netball career
	Playing position(s): GS
Years	Club team(s)
2018	Adelaide Thunderbirds
2019–2023	Collingwood Magpies
2024	Melbourne Mavericks
Years	National team(s)
2017–present	Jamaica
Medal record
Netball
Representing Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Netball World Championships

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Shimona Nelson (born 1 December 1998) is a Jamaican netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Mavericks.

Career

Nelson broke into the senior Jamaica national netball team in early 2017 in a test series against Barbados and has also represented Jamaica at Under-21 and Fast5 level.^[1]^[2] Nelson was selected by the Adelaide Thunderbirds as a replacement player for the injured Cat Tuivaiti in the 2018 season, and played most games in a winless season for the Thunderbirds.^[3] Nelson moved to Melbourne-based Super Netball team the Collingwood Magpies at end of the season, joining the Magpies squad for two years.^[4]

Super Netball statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.^[5]

Season	Team	G/A	GA	RB	FD	IC	DF	PN	TO	MP
2018	Thunderbirds	418/474	4	27	6	1	7	48	73	14
2019	Magpies	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		418/474	4	27	6	1	7	48	73	14

Personal life

Nelson currently studies a Bachelor of Psychological Science at Deakin University.^[6]

Nelson elected to pursue netball instead of playing college basketball in the United States.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Nelson, Shimona". fast5worldseries.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
^ "Shimona Nelson shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 29 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "A new era, a new team". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
^ "Nelson to fly with Pies in 2019". Magpies Netball. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
^ "Shimona Nelson". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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[F5Bio-1] "Nelson, Shimona". fast5worldseries.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.

[2] "Shimona Nelson shooting for the stars". Jamaica Observer. 29 May 2017.

[Two-3] "A new era, a new team". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.

[4] "Nelson to fly with Pies in 2019". Magpies Netball. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.

[5] "Shimona Nelson". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[6] "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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v t e Jamaica netball squad at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (2nd place)
Players	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (c) Shanice Beckford Kadie-Ann Dehaney Nicole Dixon-Rochester Shadian Hemmings Shimona Nelson Rebekah Robinson Shamera Sterling Adean Thomas Jodi-Ann Ward Khadijah Williams Latanya Wilson
Coach	Connie Francis