Don Mochan

Don D. Mochan (* 1928 ; † December 7, 2014 in Te Awamutu ) was a New Zealand squash player .

Career

Don Mochan, who grew up in Manawatu and went to school in Palmerston North , was active as a squash player in the 1950s and was one of the best players in the country at that time. With the New Zealand national team , he completed several international matches, including the national team's first game ever in 1953 against Australia . He won the New Zealand National Championship in 1953, 1955 and 1957 .

Mochan had five children.

successes

New Zealand Champion : 3 titles (1953, 1955, 1957)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 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. 220-221 .
↑ ^a ^b Peter Lampp: Don Mochan squash champ dies. In: stuff.co.nz. Manawatu Standard , December 18, 2014, accessed August 31, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Mochan, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mochan, Don D.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand squash player
DATE OF BIRTH	1928
DATE OF DEATH	December 7, 2014
Place of death	Te Awamutu , New Zealand

[romanos-1] 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. 220-221 .

[stuff-2] Peter Lampp: Don Mochan squash champ dies. In: stuff.co.nz. Manawatu Standard , December 18, 2014, accessed August 31, 2018 .