Mark Cairns (born 21 June 1967) is a male former professional

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player from England. He reached a career-high

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of World No. 10 in 1995.

Biography

Cairns In 1997, he won the

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and teamed-up with Chris Walker to win the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships. Cairns and Walker also teamed-up to win a bronze medal for

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in the men's doubles at the 1998

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. Cairns won three consecutive gold medals for the

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at the

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from 1995 to 1997.

Personal life

Mark currently lives in

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, and works in property management. He has two children and lives with his wife.

External links

Profile at psa-squash.com
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References

1967 births Living people English male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1997 World Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{England-squash-bio-stub