Mike Corby

Mike Corby

Nationality:	England England
Birthday:	February 18, 1940
successes
Best placement:	5
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links )

Michael Wells "Mike" Corby (born February 18, 1940 in India ) is a former English hockey and squash player .

Career

Mike Corby was active as a squash player in the 1960s and 1970s. With the British national team he took part in the World Cup in 1967 , 1969 and 1971 . In all three participations he was runner- up with the team behind Australia . In 1976 , he was in the main draw of the World Cup and was eliminated in the first round. The year before he was European champion with the English national team . He was British number one for almost eight years. His highest place in the world rankings was fifth.

In hockey , he took part in two Olympic Games . At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 , he finished ninth with the team, and in 1972 he was sixth with her in Munich . In 1972 he scored three goals. In total, he played over 100 games for Great Britain and England.

He was Vice President of the World Squash Federation and President of the British Hockey Federation . Corby is also the founder and owner of a gym chain in the UK. He has been married twice and has four children.

Success in squash

Vice world champion with the team: 1967 , 1969 , 1971
European champion with the team: 1975

Web links

Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
Mike Corby in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Jo Knowsley: Property: Hockey star Mike Corby on bidding a fond farewell to his sprawling Sussex home. In: metro.news. October 15, 2018, accessed January 10, 2020 .
^ Martyn Seal : The ball's in his court. In: theguardian.com. The Guardian , April 8, 2000, accessed January 10, 2020 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Robert Philip : Corby no Corinthian casual. In: telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph , September 9, 2000, accessed January 10, 2020 .
↑ Mike Corby. In: thesuperstars.org. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Corby, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Corby, Michael Wells (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English hockey and squash player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	India

[metro-1] Jo Knowsley: Property: Hockey star Mike Corby on bidding a fond farewell to his sprawling Sussex home. In: metro.news. October 15, 2018, accessed January 10, 2020 .

[2] Martyn Seal : The ball's in his court. In: theguardian.com. The Guardian , April 8, 2000, accessed January 10, 2020 .

[telegraph-3] A ^b ^c Robert Philip : Corby no Corinthian casual. In: telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph , September 9, 2000, accessed January 10, 2020 .

[4] Mike Corby. In: thesuperstars.org. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .