Paul Johnson (squash player)

Paul Johnson
Personal information
Born (1972-07-18) 18 July 1972
Sport
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (December 1998)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurSingles
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterDoubles
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 AmsterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 OdenseTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 HelsinkiTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 LinzTeam
Gold medal – first place2000 ViennaTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 BöblingenTeam

Paul Johnson (born 18 July 1972) is a former professional squash player from England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in 1998 and won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Johnson played for Greenwich in the London Youth Games when growing up and was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2011. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal for England in Kuala Lumpur, in the men's doubles (partnering Mark Chaloner), and a bronze medal in the men's singles.[1][2] Johnson won the British National Championship title in 1999.

Johnson was involved in a remarkable match in the first round of the British Open against Peter Nicol in 1997. In the third game, Johnson held a match-ball and appeared to win the point. The two players shook hands and walked off court, but the referee called them back and made them replay the disputed point. Nicol then went on to win the match (and ultimately reached the final).

Johnson won six gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1996 to 2002.[3][4]

Johnson won another medal at the Commonwealth Games, after winning a bronze in the men's doubles[5] with Mark Chaloner for the 2002 England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[6][7]

Currently, Johnson is one of the main PSA SquashTV commentators, together with Joey Barrington. They are regarded as the humorous duo on this channel, often resorting to typical banter. Paul Johnson's favourite scoreline is 2–2 in the 5th game, accompanied by the catchphrase "There is nothing between them, Joey".

References

  1. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Court and Table Sports". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Statistics". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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