Stuart Courtney

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Stuart Courtney
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1949-04-08) 8 April 1949 (age 76)
Watford, England
Playsleft-handed
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Birmingham Team
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Edinburgh Team

Stuart Hamilton Courtney (born 8 April 1949) is an English former professional squash player. He was a team world champion and reached a career high ranking of British number 1. [1]

Biography

Courtney born in Watford, England, attended the City of London School [2] and represented Surrey at county level. [3]

His finest success came at the 1976 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain become world champions with Jonathan Leslie, Philip Ayton and Ian Robinson. [4] [5]

Courtney was a member of the England men's national squash team that won the gold medal at the inaugural European Squash Team Championships in 1973. [6] [7]

Courtney was twice runner-up at the British National Squash Championships to Jonathan Leslie and Phil Ayton in 1974 and 1975 respectively. [8]

He was the manager of the England team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and acted as Chief Executive and later Secretary of England Squash from 1992 to 2001. [9]

References

  1. "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. "Squash Club to Stage Championship" . Eastbourne Gazette. 30 December 1964. Retrieved 15 July 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Ayton takes Midlands squash title" . Nottingham Evening Post. 20 November 1972. Retrieved 27 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Ginger beer king!" . Daily Express. 14 May 1976. Retrieved 27 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Zaman recovers to win" . Birmingham Daily Post. 13 February 1976. Retrieved 27 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  8. "History - British National Squash Champions 1974-2021". British National Squash Championships. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. "Squash and the royals: As we salute Her Majesty's jubilee, we bring you some fun stories from the royal court". Squash Mad. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.