David Palmer (squash player)
David Palmer 
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| Palmer at the 2011 US Open | |
| Nickname: | The Marine |
| Nationality: |
 Australia
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| Birthday: | June 28, 1976 |
| Size: | 188 cm |
| 1st professional season: | 1995 |
| Resignation: | 2011 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| Trainer: | Shaun Moxham |
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| Career record: | 321: 107 |
| Career title: | 27 |
| Career finals: | 55 |
| Best placement: | 1 (September 2001) |
| Month # 1: | 5 |
| World championship title: | 2 |
| Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) | |
David Troy Palmer , OAM (born June 28, 1976 in Lithgow , New South Wales ) is a retired Australian squash player .
life and career
David Palmer has been married to Melinda Palmer since 2005 and has two daughters. He lives in Boston , United States .
He began his career in 1995, during which he made 55 finals and won 27 titles on the PSA World Tour . He was able to take over the top of the world rankings twice: From September up to and including December 2001 and again for a month in February 2006. His greatest successes include the two victories at the individual world championships in 2002 and 2006. In addition, there are numerous other titles: In 2000 he won the PSA Super Series Finals . In 2001 and 2003 he was world champion as captain with the Australian national team . He also took part in the World Team Championships in 2007 , 2009 and 2011 . In 2004 he won the mixed world title at the side of compatriot Rachael Grinham . At the Commonwealth Games , Palmer won a total of three gold, two silver and four bronze medals. At the 2006 games in front of his home crowd in Melbourne, he lost to Peter Nicol in the final . At the British Open in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008 he won a total of four titles. This makes David Palmer one of the most successful squash players in history. At the 2011 World Cup in Rotterdam , David Palmer, nicknamed “the Marine” because of his strong physique, ended his professional career after losing in the quarter-finals to Karim Darwish . In the world rankings he was ninth at this point. Despite this, he took part again in 2013 with the Australian team in the World Cup and in 2014 and 2018 in the Commonwealth Games.
David Palmer had three different coaches during his professional career. He worked with Shaun Moxham from 1999 until his retirement, much of his active career.
After his active career, he founded a coaching academy, which was initially located in Orlando , Florida . In 2016 he became the head coach of Cornell University in Ithaca . He is also a co-owner of the sporting goods manufacturer and retailer Black Knight .
successes
- World Champion : 2002 , 2006
- World champion with the team: 2001 , 2003
- Vice world champion in doubles: 2016 (with Zac Alexander )
- Mixed World Champion: 2004 (with Rachael Grinham )
- Won PSA -Titel: 27
- 5 months world number one
- 10 years in the top ten of the world rankings without interruption
- Commonwealth Games : 3 × gold ( doubles and mixed 2014 , doubles 2018 ), 2 × silver ( singles 2006 , doubles 2010 ), 4 × bronze ( singles and doubles 2002 , doubles and mixed 2006)
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com ( Memento from December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Marine signs off , squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ a b Two-Time World Champion David Palmer Tabbed to Lead Cornell Squash ( Memento from November 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), ivyleaguesports.com from October 21, 2016. Accessed November 5, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Palmer, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Palmer, David Troy (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian squash player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lithgow, New South Wales , Australia |