James Willstrop

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James Willstrop is one of England’s greatest squash players and is known as ‘The Marksman’ after his accurate shot placement.

James represented Team England for the fifth time on the Gold Coast and won gold in the men's squash singles and bronze in the men's doubles.

His Team England debut was at the first Commonwealth Youth Games in Edinburgh in 2000. He then went on to win silver at Melbourne 2006 and Delhi 2010 and then silver and bronze Glasgow 2014.

Height	191
Weight	88
Date of Birth	15 August 1983
Place of Birth	North Walsham
Club	Pontefract
Commonwealth Appearances	Gold Coast 2018 Glasgow 2014 Delhi 2010 Melbourne 2006 Edinburgh 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games
Sporting Achievements	Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold and bronze Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games - Silver and bronze 2013 World Team Championships - Gold Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games - Silver Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - Silver Edinburgh 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games - Gold
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Squash is a cornerstone of the Commonwealth Games programme where players use speed and agility, hitting a small rubber ball at speeds of up to 280km/h.

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