Nick Taylor (born 1971) is an former professional

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player for England and current squash coach in the United States. He reached a career-high

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of World No. 14 and England No. 3 in January 2001.

Biography

Taylor was runner-up at 1996 and 2001

British National Squash Championships The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held on an annual basis, with the venue changing for each year. The Championships were inaugurated in 1974 ...

. Taylor won two gold medals for the

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at the

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in 1997 and 2001. Taylor has won the Over 35's British Open and Closed Squash Championships and was the director of squash for

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in the

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from 2008 to 2017. In 2018, he won his first

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title. Taylor is currently the Director of Squash at Cross Courts in Natick, Massachusetts. Before, he was the Director of INFINITUM Squash in Sudbury, Massachusetts in the United States.

References

External links

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Profile at psa-squash.com
* 1971 births Living people English male squash players Sportspeople from Oldham Jersey squash players {{Jersey-sport-stub