Laurens Jan Anjema
Laurens Jan Anjema | |
Nationality: | Netherlands |
Birthday: | 1st December 1982 |
Size: | 188 cm |
Weight: | 85 kg |
1st professional season: | 2002 |
Resignation: | 2016 |
Playing hand: | Left |
successes | |
Career record: | 272: 175 |
Career title: | 12 |
Career finals: | 32 |
Best placement: | 9 (November 2012) |
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) |
Laurens Jan "LJ" Anjema (born December 1, 1982 in The Hague ) is a former Dutch squash player .
Career
Laurens Jan Anjema is the son of Robert Jan Anjema, who was Dutch champion twelve times between 1970 and 1982 . In 2006 he managed to become national champion for the first time. He was able to defend the title every year until 2014. He had been a professional on the PSA World Tour since 2002 and had won twelve titles by the time he retired . He was also in a final 20 more times. In December 2009 he achieved his best position in the world rankings with ninth place.
With the Dutch national team , he became vice European champion behind England in 2007 . With this he took part in the World Cup in 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011 and 2013 . In singles he achieved his best results in 2008 , 2009 and 2011 with the round of 16. He was third at the European Championships in 2009 and 2011 . He ended his career on June 28, 2016.
successes
- Vice European Champion with the team: 2007
- Won PSA -Titel: 12
- Dutch individual champion : 10 titles (2006-2014, 2016)
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dutchman Laurens Jan Anjema Announces Retirement , psaworldtour.com, June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ LJ lays down his racket , squashsite.co.uk, June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Anjema, Laurens Jan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anjema, LJ (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch squash player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1st December 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | The Hague , Netherlands |