| Shimona Jok (nee Nelson) | |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica[1] |
| Positions: | GS |
| Clubyears1: | 2018 |
| Clubyears2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubyears3: | 2024 |
| Clubteam2: | Collingwood Magpies |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–present |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Shimona Nelson (born 1 December 1998) is a Jamaican netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Mavericks.
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]
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season.[5] |- style="background-color: #eaeaea"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|Thunderbirds| 418/474 || 4 || 27 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 48 || 73 || 14 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|Magpies| 0/0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=2| Career! 418/474! 4! 27! 0! 6! 1! 7! 48! 73! 14|}
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]