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Ross Norman

New Zealand squash player

Summary

New Zealand squash player

Field	Value
name	Ross Norman
image	Ross Norman (cropped).jpg
caption	Norman in 2014
country
birth_date
birth_place	Whitianga, New Zealand
retired	1995
plays	Right-Handed
website
event	Men's Singles
highest_ranking	2
date_of_highest_ranking	December 1985
WorldOpenresult	W (1986)
updated	20 December 2011

Ross William Norman (born 7 January 1959) is a New Zealand former professional squash player. He is best remembered for winning the World Open in 1986, when he beat Jahangir Khan of Pakistan in the final 9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1 to end Jahangir's unbeaten streak dating back to 1981. The win marked the end of an unbeaten run for Khan that had stretched for over five years (the longest in the history of professional sport). Norman had been ranked the World No. 2 behind Khan for some time going into the match, but despite a single-minded determination to end his unbeaten run had been unable to end the total dominance that the Pakistani had held over the game. Norman had vowed: "One day Jahangir will be slightly off his game and I will get him." That day finally came in the final of squash's biggest tournament, which was held that year in Toulouse, France.

Norman retired from the professional squash circuit in 1995, but has remained active in seniors events. He now has two sons, Brett and Alex.

In the 2014 New Year Honours, Norman was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to squash.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132544/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5484753.ece The Times] 7 January 2010, Retrieved 2010-01-09
(31 December 2013). "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

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