Gavin Jones (squash player)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1980 Maesteg, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turned pro | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 37 (December 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gavin Jones (born 1 February 1980) is a former professional squash player who represented Wales at two Commonwealth Games.[1][2] He reached a career high of 37 in the world in December 2005.[3]
Biography
Jones' career highlight was winning a silver medal at the 1999 Men's World Team Squash Championships in Cairo.[4]
Jones represented the 2002 Welsh team[5] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he competed in three squash events. He reached the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles partnering Karen Hargreaves.[6]
In November 2005, Jones won the Welsh national title.[7]
The following year, a second Commonwealth Games ensued for the Welsh team[8] at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He reached the last 16 of the men's singles losing to James Willstrop of England and also progressed to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles with Tegwen Malik.[9]
References
- ↑ Info, Squash. "Squash Info | Gavin Jones | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ↑ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "PSA World Squash Rankings: Gavin Jones". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "Men's World Team Championship 1999" (PDF). worldsquash.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Wales Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Statistics". BBC. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "November 2005 Mens A" (PDF). Squash Wales. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Wales Melbourne 2006". Commonwealth Games Federation. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wales Commonwealth Games squad". BBC Sport. 5 March 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2026.