Retired 2006 Racquet used Dunlop Hot Melt Pro | Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Name Simon Parke Turned Pro 1988 | |
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Conversations with meister eckhart by meister eckhart and simon parke
Simon Parke (born 10 August 1972 in Oakham, Rutland, United Kingdom) is a professional squash player from England.
Contents
- Conversations with meister eckhart by meister eckhart and simon parke
- Squash jansher khan vs simon parke part 1 4
- References
Parke won the World Junior Squash Championship title in 1990.
As a professional player, he broke into the world's top-20 in 1991, and the top-10 in 1995. He was then diagnosed with testicular cancer in December 1995, and underwent surgery in January 1996, followed by treatment which included chemotherapy. He returned to the professional squash circuit just four months after his surgery.
Parke was part of the England team that won the 1995 Men's World Team Squash Championships and 1997 Men's World Team Squash Championships. He also won the US Open title in 1999 and won the British National Championships in 1998.
Parke reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 (Oct 2000).
Parke currently teaches at Leeds University, predominately teaching the 'improvers' squad who have shown considerable promise of late.