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Carolyn Russell (born May 18, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired [1] Canadian professional female squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 40 in March 2007 after having joined the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) in 2001.
Russell won the Canadian Championships in 2006, was 3rd in 2007, and 4th in 2005 and 2009. [2]
Russell represented Canada five times at the world team championships helping Canada to four top 10 finishes. [3]
Russell currently resides in Vancouver, B.C. and is a project director at the Multi Sport Centre of Excellence Foundation in Burnaby, B.C. She holds a M.S. in engineering from Queen's University and an MBA degree from the University of Toronto. [4]
Heather Pamela McKay is a retired Australian squash player, who is considered by many to be the greatest female player in the history of the game, and possibly also Australia's greatest-ever sportswoman. She dominated the women's squash game in the 1960s and 1970s, winning 16 consecutive British Open titles from 1962 to 1977, and capturing the inaugural women's World Open title in 1976, while remaining undefeated during that period. She was also a top-level player of other sports, including field hockey and racquetball.
Ramy Mohamed Ashour, known as Ramy Ashour, is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest player to reach number one in the world since the 1980s, as well as being the first ever two time World Junior Squash Champion. On April 22, 2019, at the age of 31, Ashour announced his retirement from professional Squash.
Gary Reed is a Canadian retired middle distance runner. On September 2, 2007, he won the silver medal in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 1.47.10. Reed was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and currently resides in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Andrea Neil is a pioneer of women's soccer in Canada. Neil retired from the game after representing Canada more than any other Canadian player in history.
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