Rachael Grinham
Rachael Margaret Grinham ( born January 22, 1977 in Toowoomba ) is an Australian squash player.
Life
Rachael Grinham grew up in Australia, her younger sister Natalie Grinham one years is also squash player.
Career
Rachael Grinham won on the WSA tour so far 31 items. She was from August 2004, to 16 months world number one. Twice they reached the final of the World Cup: 2005, she was defeated in four sets Nicol David, while she won against her sister Natalie in three sets in 2007. With the Australian national team won the World Cup in both 2002 and 2004 and 2010. During the 2004 season she was also with her sister Natalie in a double world champion and world champion David Palmer in the mixed doubles. In 2006 she was a further time World Champion Mixed with Joseph Kneipp. Rachael Grinham is therefore the only person in squash sport, in all disciplines (individual, team doubles, mixed and ) could win a world title.
At the Commonwealth Games Rachael Grinham won several medals. Your first medal she won in 1998 in a double when she won with Robyn Cooper silver. In 2002, she won a bronze medal in doubles with sister Natalie. At the 2006 Games, she won the doubles with her sister the gold medal in mixed doubles, she won bronze with David Palmer. In individual they also won after a final defeat by her sister silver. The World Games 2005, she won the silver medal behind Nicol David.
Achievements
As of January 2013
- World Champion: 2007
- World Champion in team: 3 title ( 2002, 2004, 2010)
- World Champion Doubles: 2004 ( with Natalie Grinham )
- World Champion in Mixed: 2004 ( with David Palmer ), 2006 ( with Joseph Kneipp )
- Won WSA title: 31
- 16 months world number one
- World Games: Silver 2005
- Commonwealth Games: 1x Gold (double 2006), 2 silver (Double 1998 Single 2006), 2x bronze (double in 2002, mixed 2006)