Joseph Kneipp
Joseph Kneipp | |
Nationality: | Australia |
Birthday: | September 27, 1973 |
Size: | 182 cm |
1st professional season: | 1994 |
Resignation: | 2007 |
Playing hand: | Right |
successes | |
Career title: | 6th |
Career finals: | 13 |
Best placement: | 10 (January 2004) |
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) |
Joseph "Joe" Kneipp (born September 27, 1973 in Brisbane ) is a former Australian squash player .
Career
Joe Kneipp started playing squash at the age of seven. He was active as a professional on the PSA World Tour from 1994 to 2007 and won six titles on it. His greatest successes include the gold medal in mixed in 2006 at the Commonwealth Games and the world championship title in the same year, also in mixed. Together with compatriot Rachael Grinham , he defeated Amelia Pittock and Cameron Pilley in Melbourne . In 2003 he was World Team Champion with the Australian national team. He also took part in the 2005 World Championships . Joe Kneipp achieved his best ranking in the world rankings in January 2004 with tenth place, in the same year he stood against Thierry Lincou in the final of the PSA Super Series .
successes
- World champion with the team: 2003
- Vice world champion in doubles: 2006 (with Dan Jenson )
- Mixed World Champion: 2006 (with Rachael Grinham )
- Won PSA -Titel: 6
- Commonwealth Games : 1 × gold ( mixed 2006 ), 1 × bronze ( mixed 2002 )
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com ( Memento from November 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
- Article about Kneipp on squashtalk.com ( Memento from July 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kneipp, Joseph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kneipp, Joe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian squash player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brisbane , Australia |