Stuart Courtney
English squash player
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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]
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| Born | 8 April 1949 Watford, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Courtney born in Watford, England, attended the City of London School[2] and represented Surrey at county level.[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
Courtney was twice runner-up at the British National Squash Championships to Jonathan Leslie and Phil Ayton in 1974 and 1975 respectively.[8]
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.[9]