Ian Robinson (squash player)
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| Born | 12 September 1952 York, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 19 (January 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Robinson (born 12 September 1952) is a former English professional squash player.
Biography
[edit]Robinson was born in York on 12 September 1952 and lives in Liphook, Hampshire. He first played squash in 1961 at St Peters School, York and was champion of Yorkshire eight times.
He represented Great Britain during the 1976, 1977 & 1981 World Team Squash Championships[1] and his finest success came at the 1976 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain become world champions with Jonathan Leslie, Stuart Courtney and Philip Ayton.[2]
Robinson won six gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1982.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ^ "Ginger beer king!". Daily Express. 14 May 1976. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ian Robinson at Squash Info
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