Rodney Eyles

Rodney Eyles ( born September 15, 1967 in Brisbane ) is an Australian former squash player.

Career

Rodney Eyles began his career in 1984 in which he won numerous titles. These include the Tournament of Champions and the U.S. Open. At the British Open, he reached the final. At the World Championship 1997 in Malaysia Rodney Eyles celebrated his biggest success when he clearly defeated the Scots Peter Nicol 15:11, 15:12 and 15:12. The previous year, Eyles had made ​​it into the World Cup final, but it lost to the Pakistani Jansher Khan. Against Khan, he also lost in the same year the final of the British Open. Ten years earlier, in 1986, Eyles reached the final of the World Junior Championship. His conqueror was called even then Jansher Khan. With the Australian National Rodney Eyles 1991 world champion. By 1999 he was in the Australian squad. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he won the doubles with his compatriot Byron Davis the silver medal. In November 2000, Eyles finished his pro career. He was out for 19 months at number two in the world rankings for the first time in November 1995. During the years 1996 to 1998 he held the office of President of the Professional Squash Association.

Rodney Eyles was after his playing career squash coach in Australia. In 2008, he was inducted into the Squash Australia Hall of Fame.

Achievements and honors

• World Champion: 1997
• World champion with the team: 1991
• Commonwealth Games: 1x Silver (Double 1998)