Mark Cairns (squash player)

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Mark Cairns
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1967-06-21) 21 June 1967 (age 57)
Oxford, England
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 10 (July 1995)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Cairo Team
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 Hong KongDoubles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
European Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Odense Team

Mark Cairns (born 21 June 1967) is a male former professional squash player from England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in 1995.

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Biography

Cairns In 1997, he won the British National Squash Championships and teamed-up with Chris Walker to win the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships. Cairns and Walker also teamed-up to win a bronze medal for England in the men's doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2]

Cairns won three consecutive gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1995 to 1997. [3] [4]

Personal life

Mark currently lives in Oxfordshire, and works in property management. He has two children and lives with his wife.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  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.