Thierry Lincou
Thierry Lincou 
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| Nationality: |
 France
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| Birthday: | April 2, 1976 |
| Size: | 180 cm |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| 1st professional season: | 1994 |
| Resignation: | 2012 |
| Playing hand: | Right |
| Trainer: | Franck Carlino, Paul Sciberras |
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| Career record: | 288: 115 |
| Career title: | 23 |
| Career finals: | 44 |
| Best placement: | 1 (January 2004) |
| Month # 1: | 14th |
| World championship title: | 1 |
| Sources: official player profiles at PSA and Squashinfo (see web links ) | |
Thierry Lincou (born April 2, 1976 in La Réunion ) is a former French squash player .
Career
Thierry Lincou was the first Frenchman to be both world number one and world champion in squash. In January 2004 he climbed to the top of the rankings for two months for the first time, before he was ranked first for the entire year 2005. In the same year he also won the PSA Super Series Finals . Lincou has also been in the top ten for ten years since September 2001. He experienced his career highlight in 2005 in Doha, where he defeated his English opponent Lee Beachill 3-2 in the final of the World Cup . With the French national team he took part in 1999 , 2001 , 2003 , 2005, among others, 2007 , 2009 , 2011 and 2013 participated in world championships. In 2003 and 2009 he was runner-up in the world championship. At the European level, in 2009 and 2010, he has so far been twice European champion. He benefited both times from the task of his compatriot Grégory Gaultier . With eleven titles he is also the record winner at the French national championships . On August 31, 2012, Lincou announced his retirement from professional sport. After the end of his career, he began to work as a coach, including for the US national team .
Thierry Lincou is married and has two daughters and a son.
successes
- World champion in individual: 2004
- Vice world champion with the team: 2003 , 2009
- European champion in singles: 2009 , 2010
- Won PSA -Titel: 23
- 14 months world number one
- World Games : Silver 2005
- French champion : 11 titles (1997-2003, 2005, 2007-2009)
Web links
- Player profile at psaworldtour.com ( Memento from October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Player profile at squashinfo.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lincou, Thierry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French squash player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reunion Island , France |