Chris Robertson is a former professional
squash
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player, from
Brisbane
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Australia.
Robertson won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1984, and went on to become one of the leading players in the men's professional game in the late-1980s and early-1990s, including finishing as runner-up to
Jansher Khan
Jansher Khan PP SI HI ( ur, جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, he won the World Open a record eight times, and the British Open s ...
in the
British Open Squash Championships in 1992. He reached a career-high world ranking of number 2 in 1991.
Robertson was part of the winning Australian team at the
1989 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 1989 Men's Singapore Airlines & Ascot Sport World Team Squash Championships were held in Singapore and took place from October 9 until October 16, 1989.
Seeds
Results
Pool A
Pool B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third P ...
and
1991 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 1991 Men's World Team Squash Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland and took place from November 12 until November 17, 1991.
Seeds
Results
Pool A
Pool B
Semi-finals
Third Place Play Off
Final
See also
*Wo ...
.
Robertson retired from the professional circuit in 1992 and was appointed as
Squash Wales
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national coach in 1994. In 2011 Robertson was appointed England Head Coach of Squash and Racket Ball.
Chris Robertson appointed English National Squash Coach
squashsite.co.uk, retrieved 20 December 2011
References
Australian male squash players
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Australian people
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