Bruce Brownlee

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Bruce Brownlee is a New Zealand former professional squash player.

Brownlee was introduced to squash by his father Colin in Rotorua. In 1976 he won the British Amateur Championship. Brownlee won one New Zealand Open Championship and two national titles. [1] He became a leading player in the late 1970s and early 1980s reaching a world ranking of six in January 1981. [2] Whilst representing the Bay of Plenty he became the New Zealand number one and gained international honours. [3]

He represented New Zealand in the 1976, 1977 and 1981 World Team Squash Championships. [4] A hip injury forced his early retirement. He is married to Robyn Blackwood, a former leading women's player.

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References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Squash Hall of Game". NZ Squash Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bruce Brownlee profile". Squash Info.
  3. ↑ "NZ Annual Report" (PDF). Nzl SRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-270-1.


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