David Palmer (squash player)

David Troy Palmer, OAM ( born June 28, 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales ) is a former Australian squash player.

Life and career

David Palmer is married to Melinda Palmer since 2005 and has two daughters. He lives in Boston in the United States.

He began his career in 1995, during which he 53 times standing on the PSA World Tour Finals and won 21 titles. Twice he could take over the world ranking guide: From September to December 2001 and again for a month in February 2006 His greatest achievements include two victories in the World Individual Championship in 2002 and 2006, plus numerous other titles: .. Already in 2000 he won the PSA Super Series Finals. 2001 and 2003, he was appointed captain of the Australian national champion. He also participated in 2007, 2009 and 2011 at the World Team Championships in part. In 2004, he won by the side of rural women's Rachael Grinham the world title in mixed doubles. At the Commonwealth Games won Palmer total of four bronze and two silver medals. At the 2006 Games in front of a home crowd in Melbourne, he lost the final to the Englishman Peter Nicol. At the British Open he won in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008, a total of four titles. So David Palmer is one of the most successful squash players in history. At the World Championships 2011 in Rotterdam ended David Palmer, nicknamed " the Marine" was due to his strong physique, after a defeat in the quarterfinals against Karim Darwish his professional career. In the world rankings, he stood at this point at position nine. Despite that, he took part again in 2013 with the Australian team at the World Cup.

David Palmer had only three coaches during his professional existence. He worked from 1999 until his career end with Shaun Moxham together, a large part of his active career.

Achievements

  • World Champion: 2002, 2006
  • World champion with the team: 2001, 2003
  • World Champion in Mixed: 2004 ( with Rachael Grinham )
  • Won PSA Title: 21
  • 5 months world number
  • 10 years continuously in the top ten in the world rankings
  • Commonwealth Games: 2x Silver (Single 2006 Double 2010), 4x bronze ( singles and doubles in 2002, doubles and mixed 2006)
Lithgow (New South Wales) World Open (squash) 2007 Men's World Team Squash Championships 2009 Men's World Team Squash Championships 2011 Men's World Team Squash Championships Squash at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 2011 Men's World Open Squash Championship 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships 2006 Men's World Open Squash Championship Professional Squash Association Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Geoff Hunt Jahangir Khan Ross Norman Jansher Khan Rodney Martin Jonathon Power Amr Shabana Ramy Ashour
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