Stuart Courtney
| Country |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 April 1949 Watford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stuart Hamilton Courtney (born 8 April 1949) is an English former professional squash player. He was a team world champion and reached a career high ranking of British number 1.[1]
Biography
[edit]Courtney born in Watford, England, represented Surrey at county level.[2]
His finest success came at the 1976 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain become world champions with Jonathan Leslie, Philip Ayton and Ian Robinson.[3][4]
Courtney was a member of the England men's national squash team that won the gold medal at the inaugural European Squash Team Championships in 1973.[5][6]
Courtney was twice runner-up at the British National Squash Championships to Jonathan Leslie and Phil Ayton in 1974 and 1975 respectively.[7]
He was the manager of the England team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and acted as Chief Executive and later Secretary of England Squash from 1992 to 2001.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Ayton takes Midlands squash title". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 November 1972. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ginger beer king!". Daily Express. 14 May 1976. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Zaman recovers to win". Birmingham Daily Post. 13 February 1976. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "History - British National Squash Champions 1974-2021". British National Squash Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Squash and the royals: As we salute Her Majesty's jubilee, we bring you some fun stories from the royal court". Squash Mad. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.