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Chris Walker (born 11 June 1967 in Chelmsford) is a male squash coach and former professional squash player from England.
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Chris Walker (born 11 June 1967 in Chelmsford) is a male squash coach and former professional squash player from England.
Walker started playing squash when he was eight years old. At 18 years old he took a job as a computer programmer but decided to devote his time to Squash, selling his car to finance playing on the World Squash tour. At that time it was called the ISPA (International Squash Players Association) since renamed, and currently, the PSA (Professional Squash Association) tour. He reached a career high world ranking of 4. [1]
He reached the semi-finals of the 1993 Men's World Open Squash Championship and the 1996 Men's World Open Squash Championship. He represented England in the 1991 Men's World Team Squash Championships (finishing runner-up) and the 1993 Men's World Team Squash Championships (third Place) [2] In addition he was twice a winning team member in the WSF World Team Squash Championships (1995 & 1997).
He represented England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles with Mark Cairns. [3] [4] Four years later he won another bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Fiona Geaves. [5]
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