Daniel Poleshchuk

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Daniel Poleshchuk
CountryFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Residence Ramat-Gan, Israel
Born (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Turned Pro2013
Coached by Jonah Barrington /Alex Poleshchuk [1]
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 66 (December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 66 (December 2023)
Title(s)7
Tour final(s)9
Last updated: January 2024.

Daniel Poleshchuk (born 11 February 1996) is an Israeli professional squash player who represents Israel. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 66 in December 2023. [2]

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Early and personal life

Poleshchuk was born in and now lives in Ramat Gan, Israel. [2] He is Jewish. [3] At the age of 13, he moved to England, to study on scholarship in Millfield School [3] where he was coached by Jonah Barrington and Ian Thomas for five years. [4] [5]

Squash career

Poleshchuk won a gold medal in Men's Open Squash at the 2013 Maccabiah Games, 2017 Maccabiah Games, and the 2022 Maccabiah Games. [6] [7] [8] Also, he is a six-time Israeli Men's National Champion.

In February 2015 at the age of 19, Poleshchuk won his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) title, which made him the first Israeli squash player in history to achieve that. [9] Later on that year, he won his second PSA title in London, England. [10] [11]

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References

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