Peter Barker
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| Country |  England |
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| Residence | Harold Wood, England | ||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1983 London, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kilograms (180 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Turned Pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||
| Plays | Left Handed | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Carter Peter Nicol |
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| Racquet used | Wilson | ||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 7 (May, 2009) | ||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 7 (November, 2011) | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: October 8, 2010. | |||||||||||||
Peter Barker (born 26 September 1983 in Harold Wood, England)[1] is a professional squash player from Upminster, England.
Barker reached a world ranking of 13 in November 2007, the same month that he was selected to represent the senior England team at the World Team Championships in December 2008, held in India.
Peter Barker has 12 professional tour titles to his name out of 15 final appearances. In September 2008, Barker defeated David Palmer twice with a decisive 3–0 victory over David Palmer in Chicago at the Sweet Home Chicago Open and a 3–2 victory in Baltimore at the Merrit Properties Open. Barker's highest world ranking of 7 was reached in May 2009.[1]
In 2010, Barker wins the bronze medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games squash men's singles event in Delhi after defeating Mohd Azlan Iskandar from Malaysia in straight sets 11-5, 11–4 11–2. The match ended in 45 minutes.[2]
Barker attended Brentwood School from 1995 to 2002.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Peter Barker (England)". SquashInfo. http://www.squashinfo.com/player-37. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Day Five – the Finals". Squashsite. October 8, 2010. http://squash.me.uk/cgames/?p=1390. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ^ "Famous OBs". Old Brentwoods. Brentwood School. http://www.brentwoodschool.co.uk/famous-obs.html. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
[edit] External links
- Peter Barker profile on the PSA official website
- Peter Barker profile on SquashInfo
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