Jamie Hickox

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Jamie Hickox
CountryEnglish/Canadian
Born (1964-02-08) 8 February 1964 (age 61)
Canada
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 17 (August 1987)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Vienna Team

Jamie Hickox (born 8 February 1964) is a former English and Canadian professional squash player who represented both England and Canada at International level.

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Biography

Hickox was born in Canada but moved to England. He became the 1983 British Junior Open Squash Under-19 champion [1] He represented Surrey at county level. [2]

Hickox won a gold medal for the England men's national squash team at the 1987 European Squash Team Championships in Vienna. [3] [4]

In 1986, he became the Canadian Squash Champion and competed in the Men's World Open Squash Championship. [5] [6] John Furlong, whose professional biographies claim he was the Canadian champion, [7] was an age group winner in 1986. [6] [5]

In 2011 he became the new Performance Director for Squash Canada after previously coaching the Malaysian National squad. [8]

References

  1. Squash, Rackets Association (1985). The SRA Squash Annual 1984-85. The Squash Rackets Association. ISBN   0-7207-1538-5.
  2. Halpin, Larry (1986). The Squash Rackets Association Annual 1986-87. SRA Francis House. pp. 25–31. ISBN   0-900698-098.
  3. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Prince George Digitization | PG Newspapers". pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca. 6 May 1986. p. 10. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Canadian Squash Championships". Squash Canada. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2017.
  7. Furlong, John. "John Furlong | Keynote Speakers Canada". Keynote Speakers Canada. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. "Squash Canada announces the hiring of former Malaysian national team coach". Squash Canada. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2015.