Henri Salaun (squash player)
- Henri Salaun (squash player)
Henri Raoul Marie Salaun (born 1926, in Brest, France) is a French-born American hardball squash player (his paternal grandfather was the French admiral Henri Salaun). He won the United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA) national championships four times (1955, 1957, 1958 and 1961), and finished runner-up on five further occasions. He also won the inaugural US Open in 1954, beating the legendary player Hashim Khan in the final.
Salaun made his final appearance at the US national championships in 1966 when, just months shy of his 40th birthday, he reached the semi-finals. Since retiring from the top-level game, he has continued to play in veteran's events, winning numerous veterans titles.
Salaun was inducted into the USSRA Hall of Fame in 2000.
External links
* [http://www.squashtalk.com/profiles/hsalaun1.htm Profile at squashtalk.com]
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