Joyce Lester
- January 11, 2024
- Olympic Athlete
Quick Facts
Joyce Lester Biography
| Birthday | Mar 22 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
Joyce Lester is one of the most popular and richest Olympic Athlete who was born on March 22, 1958 in Australia, Australia.
Jocelyn “Joyce” Mavis Lester, OAM (born 22 March 1958) is an Australian softball player and coach. A catcher and outfielder, she joined the Australia women’s national softball team in 1977, and captained it from 1985 until its bronze medal win at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, when she retired from international competition. . She played professionally for the first time in Japan from 1996 to 1999, and thereafter coached softball in both Japan and Australia. She was named to the world all-star softball team in 1986 and 1989, and has been inducted into the Queensland, Australian and world softball halls of fame.
Lester joined the under-16’s Queensland softball team as a replacement catcher, after her predecessor had broken her thumb; she had never played in this position before. She was a member of the open Queensland team from 1975 to 1996, captaining it from 1983 onwards. She was part of eight teams that won the Gilleys Shield, seven of which she captained. She was also a member of her club team, the Rebels, which won the national club championships in 1984, 1986 and 1987, and was named Most Valuable Player there in 1990.
Joyce Lester Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Olympic Athlete |
| House | Living in own house. |
Joyce Lester is one of the richest Olympic Athlete from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joyce Lester 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Lester was born on 22 March 1958 in the Queensland state capital of Brisbane as the youngest of four children. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a firefighter and later a fire brigade officer. She often played softball in the backyard with her sister at home, using a net that her father had built. She attended Geebung State School and Wavell State High School, where she excelled in sport, especially high school softball.
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She has served on the International Softball Federation Athletes Commission and has been the Australian players’ representative at the International Softball Congress three times. She was a softball commentator at the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Olympics. She has advocated for greater funding and resources for women’s sport, and has suggested that mothers should take their children to see women playing sport more often.
Facts & Trivia
Juan Ranked on the list of most popular Olympic Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Joyce Lester celebrates birthday on March 22 of every year.