Kevin Shawcross
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1948 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1987 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 13 (April 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Shawcross (3 December 1948 – 3 June 1987) was an Australian professional squash player who was the 1976 world amateur champion and won a world team bronze medal.
Career
Born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Shawcross was a world's top 15 player.[1] He represented Australia in the 1976 World Team Squash Championships, where he won a bronze medal.[2]
Shawcross became the World Amateur Champion in 1976 after defeating Dave Scott from South Africa. One year previous he won both the Australian and British Amateur Championships.[3]
He was unusual because he played weighing in at 101 kilograms (16 stone) and was 6 feet 2 inches tall.[4] He died at the early age of 38 following a heart attack.[5]
References
- ↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
- ↑ "Kevin Shawcross". Squash Info. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Shawcross sets sights on open". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 December 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Members". Squash .org.au. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ Danny, Lee (1987). Squash Player International, Vol 15, No 7. A E Morgan Publications (Surrey). p. 8. ISSN 0262-4338.