Simon Parke
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 Simon Parke in April 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | (1972-08-10) 10 August 1972 (age 53) Oakham, England |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Racquet used | Dunlop Hot Melt Pro |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (October 2000) |
Medal record | |
Simon Armour Parke (born 10 August 1972) is a former professional squash player from England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in October 2000.[1]
Parke won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1990. As a professional player, he broke into the world's top-20 in 1991, and the top-10 in 1995. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in December 1995, and underwent surgery in January 1996, followed by treatment which included chemotherapy. He returned to the professional squash circuit four months after his surgery.[2]
Parke was part of the England team that won the 1995 Men's World Team Squash Championships and 1997 Men's World Team Squash Championships. He also won the British National Championships in 1998 and the US Open title in 1999. He also represented England and won a silver medal in the mixed doubles, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[3][4][5]
Parke won ten gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1990 to 2005.[6][7]
In 2012 Parke started coaching squash at Chaple Allerton in Leeds.[2]
Parke currently[when?] teaches at Leeds University, predominantly teaching the 'improvers' squad.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Squash Mad Exclusive: By Mike Dale". Squash Mad. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ↑ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- Simon Parke at Squash Info
- Profile at Squashinfo.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-12-14)
- Page at Squashpics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-12-10)
- Article at Squashtalk.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-02-25)
- Squashsite article on Parke's retirement
Media related to Simon Parke at Wikimedia Commons
