Mark Cairns (squash player)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1967 Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 10 (July 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Biography
In 1997 Cairns won the British National Squash Championships and teamed-up with Chris Walker to win the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Squash Doubles Championships.[1] Cairns and Walker also teamed-up for England in the men's doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,[2][3][4] winning a bronze medal.[5]
In 1999 he helped England win a bronze medal at the 1999 Men's World Team Squash Championships after the team defeated Australia in the third place play-off.[6]
Cairns won three consecutive gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1995 to 1997.[7][8]
Personal life
Mark currently lives in Oxfordshire, and works in property management. He has two children and lives with his wife.
External links
- Profile at psa-squash.com
- Mark Cairns at Squash Info
References
- ↑ "World Doubles Squash Championships". Squash Library. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Parke books place in squash team". Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 July 1998. p. 17. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Court and Table Sports". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "England's bronze". Cambridge Daily News. 23 September 1999. p. 44. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – 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.