David Troy PalmerOAM (born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is an Australian retired professional squash player. He won the Super Series finals in 2002, the World Open in 2002 and 2006; the British Open in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008; and the Australian Open in 2008.[1] He attained World No. 1 ranking in September 2001 and again (for one month) in February 2006.
David Palmer
Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a Gold Medal with partner Zac Alexander in the men's doubles. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a men's singles Silver Medal after losing in the final to England's Peter Nicol. At the same 2006 Commonwealth Games he also won Bronze Medals in the men's doubles (partner Dan Jensen) and the mixed doubles (partner Rachael Grinham). In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won Bronze Medals in both the men's singles and the men's doubles (partner Paul Price).
In technical terms, Palmer plays a classic all-court attrition game with hard-hitting attacking shots from his opponent's loose shots. He is known for the power of his striking, and the strength of his physical play,[2] contributed to by rigorous attention to fitness. His training regime involves completing the multi-stage fitness test five times with a three-minute break between tests.[3]
In 2009, Palmer was approached by the Wallabies coach Robbie Deans to help increase his team fitness.[5]
Following his retirement as a professional squash player in 2011, Palmer maintained his status as a successful, high-level coach at his David Palmer Squash Academy in Orlando, Florida. In November 2016, Palmer made his college squash coaching debut as he was named The James Broadhead '57 Head Coach of Squash at Cornell University. Palmer now leads both the men's and women's squash team at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
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David Troy Palmer OAM born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow New South Wales is an Australian retired professional squash player He won the Super Series finals in 2002 the World Open in 2002 and 2006 the British Open in 2001 2003 2004 and 2008 and the Australian Open in 2008 1 He attained World No 1 ranking in September 2001 and again for one month in February 2006 David PalmerPalmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open Full nameDavid Troy PalmerNickname s The MarineCountry AustraliaResidenceIthaca New York United StatesBorn 1976 06 28 28 June 1976 age 47 Lithgow New South WalesHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight82 kg 181 lb Turned Pro1994Retired2011PlaysRight handedCoached byShaun MoxhamRacquet usedBlack Knight Ion X Force YellowWebsitewww wbr davidpalmer wbr comMen s singlesHighest rankingNo 1 September 2001 February 2006 Title s 20Tour final s 40World OpenW 2002 2006 Medal record Men s squashRepresenting AustraliaWorld Championships2002 Antwerp Singles2006 Doha Singles2005 Hong Kong Singles2004 Doha Singles2007 Bermuda Singles2008 Manchester SinglesWorld Team Championships2001 Melbourne Team2003 Vienna Team2007 Chennai Team2009 Odense Team2011 Paderborn TeamWorld Doubles Championships2004 Chennai Mixed doubles2016 Darwin Doubles2016 Darwin Mixed doubles2017 Manchester Mixed doublesCommonwealth Games2014 Glasgow Doubles2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles2018 Gold Coast Doubles2006 Melbourne Singles2010 New Delhi Doubles2002 Manchester Singles2002 Manchester Doubles2006 Melbourne Doubles2006 Melbourne Mixed doublesLast updated 12 April 2022 Contents 1 Career overview 2 World Open final appearances 2 1 2 titles amp 1 runner up 3 Major World Series final appearances 3 1 British Open 4 finals 4 titles 0 runner up 3 2 Hong Kong Open 1 final 1 title 0 runner up 3 3 Qatar Classic 4 finals 0 title 4 runner up 3 4 US Open 3 finals 1 title 2 runner up 4 Commonwealth Games final appearances 5 Career statistics 5 1 Singles performance timeline since 1999 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCareer overview editAt the 2018 Commonwealth Games Palmer won a Gold Medal with partner Zac Alexander in the men s doubles At the 2006 Commonwealth Games Palmer won a men s singles Silver Medal after losing in the final to England s Peter Nicol At the same 2006 Commonwealth Games he also won Bronze Medals in the men s doubles partner Dan Jensen and the mixed doubles partner Rachael Grinham In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won Bronze Medals in both the men s singles and the men s doubles partner Paul Price In technical terms Palmer plays a classic all court attrition game with hard hitting attacking shots from his opponent s loose shots He is known for the power of his striking and the strength of his physical play 2 contributed to by rigorous attention to fitness His training regime involves completing the multi stage fitness test five times with a three minute break between tests 3 Palmer has served as president of the Professional Squash Association PSA Following the 2004 World Doubles Squash Championships in Chennai India he was banned from playing in events run by the World Squash Federation WSF for 13 months after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of verbally abusing the referee 4 In 2009 Palmer was approached by the Wallabies coach Robbie Deans to help increase his team fitness 5 Following his retirement as a professional squash player in 2011 Palmer maintained his status as a successful high level coach at his David Palmer Squash Academy in Orlando Florida In November 2016 Palmer made his college squash coaching debut as he was named The James Broadhead 57 Head Coach of Squash at Cornell University Palmer now leads both the men s and women s squash team at Cornell University in Ithaca New York World Open final appearances edit nbsp David Palmer amp Tom Richards in action 2 titles amp 1 runner up edit Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the finalWinner 2002 Antwerp Belgium nbsp John White 13 15 12 15 15 6 15 14 15 11Runner up 2005 Hong Kong nbsp Amr Shabana 11 6 11 7 11 8Winner 2006 Doha Qatar nbsp Gregory Gaultier 9 11 9 11 11 9 16 14 11 2Major World Series final appearances editBritish Open 4 finals 4 titles 0 runner up edit Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the finalWinner 2001 nbsp Chris Walker 12 15 13 15 15 2 15 9 15 5Winner 2003 nbsp Peter Nicol 15 13 15 13 15 8Winner 2004 nbsp Amr Shabana 14 16 11 7 13 11 11 7Winner 2008 nbsp James Willstrop 11 9 11 9 8 11 6 11 13 11Hong Kong Open 1 final 1 title 0 runner up edit Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the finalWinner 2001 nbsp Thierry Lincou 15 13 15 6 15 9Qatar Classic 4 finals 0 title 4 runner up edit Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the finalRunner up 2001 nbsp Peter Nicol 15 12 15 5 10 15 12 15 15 10Runner up 2002 nbsp Peter Nicol 15 9 13 15 15 6 13 15 15 7Runner up 2005 nbsp James Willstrop 11 1 11 7 11 7Runner up 2007 nbsp Ramy Ashour 8 11 11 9 11 9 11 6US Open 3 finals 1 title 2 runner up edit Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the finalWinner 2002 nbsp Stewart Boswell 15 13 15 10 15 11Runner up 2003 nbsp Peter Nicol 15 10 14 15 15 14 17 15Runner up 2005 nbsp Lee Beachill 11 7 9 11 8 11 11 1 11 8Commonwealth Games final appearances edit2006 Melbourne Games Men s Singles Runners up 1 Year Opponent in final Score in final2006 nbsp Peter Nicol 9 5 10 8 4 9 9 2 2018 Gold Coast Games Winner 1 Men s Doubles with Zac AlexanderYear Opponent in final Score in final2018 nbsp Daryl Selby and Adrian Waller 11 9 3 11 11 6Total medals won 1 Gold 1 Silver 4 BronzeCareer statistics editSingles performance timeline since 1999 edit TermsW L Win loss NWS Not a World Series eventNG50 Not an international event NH Not heldA Absent LQ Q Lost in qualifying draw and round numberRR Lost at round robin stage R Lost in the early roundsQF Quarterfinalist SF SemifinalistSF B Semifinalist won bronze medal F Runner upF Runner up won silver medal W WinnerTo prevent confusion and double counting information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player s participation in the tournament has concluded Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Career SR Career W LPSA World Tour TournamentsWorld Open 3R Not Held W 3R SF F W SF SF 2R 3R QF 2 11 35 9British Open 2R SF W 2R W W A SF SF W QF Not Held 4 10 31 6Hong Kong Open 1R 2R W SF NH SF NH SF SF QF 2R 2R A 1 10 21 9Qatar Classic Not Held F F QF NH F F SF QF QF 2R 2R 0 10 27 10PSA Masters NH 1R F SF A F 2R QF Not Held QF Absent 0 7 16 7Tournament of Champions NA 2R 1R 2R SF 2R SF 2R QF SF QF QF QF 0 12 21 12North American Open Not Held Not World Series Absent 2R QF 2R QF 0 4 6 4Kuwait PSA Cup Not Held 1R A NH SF 2R NH Absent 0 3 4 3US Open Absent NH W F SF F SF A NH SF A 2R 1 7 18 6Saudi International Not Held 2R SF SF SF SF Not Held 0 5 13 5Pakistan International A Not Held SF NH QF F A NH NWS Not Held 0 3 9 3Win Ratio 0 3 0 5 2 5 2 8 1 6 1 8 0 7 1 8 0 6 1 7 0 9 0 5 0 5 8 82 9 8 NAWin loss 3 3 5 5 18 3 25 6 14 5 19 7 20 7 23 7 20 6 21 6 17 9 7 5 9 5 NA 201 74 73 1 6 Note NA Not AvailableSee also editOfficial Men s Squash World RankingReferences edit Dent A It s Palmer finally at squashsite co uk Commentary by Malcolm Willstrop from Canary Wharf Classic 2009 Final Retrieved 4 May 2009 Deans secret weapon to squash All Blacks TVNZ 23 April 2009 Retrieved 24 December 2009 Beck R WSF Spanks Palmer Gilmour Rod 29 April 2009 David Palmer can squash All Blacks by helping Wallabies The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 25 September 2010 PSA World Tour Rankings Player Profile David Palmer Archived from the original on 10 July 2013 Retrieved 6 July 2013 External links editOfficial website David Palmer PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine archived 10 July 2013 David Palmer at Squash Info David Palmer The Marine Squashsite 28 June 2005 Retrieved 25 September 2010 David Palmer 20 Questions Squashsite Retrieved 25 September 2010 Sporting positionsPreceded byPeter Nicol Jonathon Power World No 1September 2001 December 2001 February 2006 Succeeded byPeter Nicol Jonathon Power Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Palmer squash player amp oldid 1168643896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
