Neven Barbour

Neven Barbour

Nationality:	New Zealand New Zealand
Birthday:	1947 or 1948
Playing hand:	Right
Trainer:	Dardir El Bakary
successes
Best placement:	-
Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links )

Neven Barbour (* 1947 or 1948 ) is a former New Zealand squash player , trainer and official.

Career

Neven Barbour, who came into contact with squash in 1963 at the age of 15, was active as a squash player in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1972 to 1983 he was a member of the New Zealand national team . With this he took part in the world championships in 1973 , 1976 , 1977 , 1979 , 1981 and 1983 . In 1977 he was runner- up with the team behind Pakistan . In 1980 , he was in the main draw of the World Cup and reached the second round. He won the New Zealand National Championship in 1973 and 1974 .

He was President of the Oceania Squash Federation and from 2002 Vice President of the World Squash Federation . In 2010 he was inducted into the New Zealand Squash Hall of Fame . As early as 1990, the New Zealand Squash Association , of which he was temporarily chairman, had appointed him a member for life. He also worked as a coach for the national team and looked after them at the 1999 World Cup .

Barbour has been married to Julie Greendale since 1969, who was also a national squash player. He has a son.

successes

Vice world champion with the team: 1977
New Zealand champion : 1973, 1974

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 131-134 .
^ Jahangir Khan Re-Elected As WSF President. In: squashinfo.com. October 11, 2004, accessed January 10, 2020 .
^ Jahangir elected WSF president. In: dawn.com. October 27, 2002, accessed January 10, 2020 .
^ History of Squash in NZ. In: squashnz.co.nz. Squash New Zealand , accessed January 10, 2020 .
^ 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. 231 .

personal data
SURNAME	Barbour, Neven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand squash player
DATE OF BIRTH	1947 or 1948

[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. 131-134 .

[2] Jahangir Khan Re-Elected As WSF President. In: squashinfo.com. October 11, 2004, accessed January 10, 2020 .

[3] Jahangir elected WSF president. In: dawn.com. October 27, 2002, accessed January 10, 2020 .

[4] History of Squash in NZ. In: squashnz.co.nz. Squash New Zealand , accessed January 10, 2020 .

[5] 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. 231 .