Craig Blackwood
Craig Blackwood | |
Nationality: | New Zealand |
Birthday: | May 28, 1956 |
Playing hand: | Right |
successes | |
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) |
Craig Anderson Blackwood (born May 28, 1956 in Whangarei ) is a retired New Zealand squash player .
Career
Craig Blackwood took part with the New Zealand national team in 1979 and 1981 in the World Cup. Also in 1983 he was nominated, but had to cancel because of illness. In singles he was three times in the main field of the World Cup between 1976 and 1980. He achieved his best result in 1980 when he moved into the second round. In 1983 he was New Zealand runner- up behind Stuart Davenport .
His sister Robyn Blackwood , whose coach he was for most of her career, was also a successful squash player.
successes
- New Zealand runner-up : 1983
Web links
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 189 .
- ^ Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 297 .
- ^ Joseph Romanos: Long or Short? The Story of New Zealand Squash . 1st edition. New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame , Waitakere 2010, ISBN 978-0-9864615-1-4 , pp. 179-181 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Blackwood, Craig |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blackwood, Craig Anderson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand squash player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Whangarei , New Zealand |