David Palmer (squash player)

David Palmer
Nickname(s)	The Marine
Country	Australia
Residence	Orlando, United States
Born	28 June 1976 (1976-06-28) (age 35) Lithgow, New South Wales
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kilograms (180 lb)
Turned Pro	1994
Retired	Active
Plays	Right handed
Coached by	Shaun Moxham
Racquet used	Black Knight
Website	www.davidpalmer.com
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (September 2001)
Current ranking	No. 9 (October 2010)
World Open	W (2002, 2006)
Medal record Competitor for  Australia Squash Commonwealth Games Silver 2006 Melbourne Men's Singles
Last updated on: 19 September 2010.

David Palmer (born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is a professional squash player from Australia. He won the Super Series finals in 2002, the World Open in 2002 and 2006; the British Open in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008; and the Australian Open in 2008.^[1] He attained World No. 1 ranking in September 2001 and again (for one month) in February 2006.

Career overview

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a men's singles Silver Medal after losing in the final to England's Peter Nicol. He also won Bronze Medals in the men's doubles and mixed doubles. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won Bronze Medals in both the men's singles and the men's doubles.

In technical terms, Palmer plays a classic all-court attrition game with hard-hitting attacking shots from his opponent's loose shots. He is known for the power of his striking, and the strength of his physical play,^[2] contributed to by rigorous attention to fitness. His training regime involves completing the multi-stage fitness test five times with a three-minute break between tests.^[3]

Palmer has served as president of the Professional Squash Association (PSA). Following the 2004 World Doubles Squash Championships in Chennai, India, he was banned from playing in events run by the World Squash Federation (WSF) for 13 months after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of verbally abusing the referee.^[4]

In 2009, Palmer was approached by the Wallabies coach Robbie Deans to help increase his team fitness.^[5]

World Open final appearances

Wins (2)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2002	John White	13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11
2006	Grégory Gaultier	9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 11–10 (6–4), 11–2
Runner-ups (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2005	Amr Shabana	11–6, 11–7, 11–8

British Open final appearances

Wins (4)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2001	Chris Walker	12–15, 13–15, 15–2, 15–9, 15–5
2003	Peter Nicol	15–13, 15–13, 15–8
2004	Amr Shabana	10–11 (4–6), 11–7, 11–10 (3–1), 11–7
2008	James Willstrop	11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 6–11, 11–10 (3–1)

Commonwealth Games final appearances

Runner-ups (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2006	Peter Nicol	9–5, 10–8, 4–9, 9–2

See also

• Official Men's Squash World Ranking

References

1. ^ Dent A It's Palmer—finally at squashsite.co.uk
2. ^ Commentary by Malcolm Willstrop from Canary Wharf Classic 2009 Final, Retrieved 4 May 2009.
3. ^ "Deans' secret weapon to squash All Blacks". TVNZ. 23 April 2009. http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-news/deanss-secret-weapon-squash-all-blacks-2671499. Retrieved 2009-12-24. 
4. ^ Beck R. WSF Spanks Palmer
5. ^ Gilmour, Rod (29 April 2009). "David Palmer can squash All Blacks by helping Wallabies". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/squash/5236736/David-Palmer-can-squash-All-Blacks-by-helping-Wallabies.html. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 

External links

• Official website
• David Palmer (squash player) profile on the PSA official website
• David Palmer (squash player) profile on SquashInfo
• "David Palmer, The Marine". Squashsite. 28 June 2005. http://www.squashsite.co.uk/palmer_d.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 
• "David Palmer: 20 Questions". Squashsite. http://www.squashsite.co.uk/kaleidoscopeKT1.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2010. 

Sporting positions
Preceded by Peter Nicol Jonathon Power	World No. 1 September 2001 - December 2001 February 2006	Succeeded by Peter Nicol Jonathon Power

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Name	Palmer, David
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Date of birth	28 June 1976
Place of birth	Lithgow, New South Wales
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