词条 | Campbell Grayson |
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}}{{Infobox squash player | name = Campbell Grayson | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | country = {{NZL}} | residence = New York City, New York, United States | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|3|04}} | birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb}} | turnedpro = 2007 | retired = Active | plays =Right-Handed | coach = Paul Hornsby | racquet = Titan Rackets | website = | event = Men's Singles, Team Doubles | years_active = | highest_ranking = No. 32 | date_of_highest_ranking = April, 2018 | current_ranking = No. 32 | date_of_current_ranking = April, 2018 | WorldOpenresult = | titles = 9 | finals = 15 | medaltemplates = | updated = March, 2017 }}Campbell Grayson, (born 4 March 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional squash player who represents New Zealand. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 32 in April 2018.[1][2] Early life and educationGrayson first picked up tennis at the age of six, along with golf and cricket. From the ages of six to twelve, Grayson was selected to be a part of Auckland's elite tennis junior squad, and went on to win numerous Auckland Championship titles. Grayson represented Auckland in tennis at the New Zealand Junior Tennis Nationals in 1996 and made the semi-finals of the U-12 Doubles Event. Training at the Titirangi Club, Grayson's first home-club, Grayson's attention shifted to the game of squash, which his father played.[3] Grayson picked up the squash racket and converted his attention to squash at eleven years old, after winning his first U-13 New Zealand Nationals title in 1997. Grayson attended Kaurilands Primary School, Glen Eden Intermediate School and Avondale College. In 2003, Grayson was awarded the NZ Prime Minister's High Performance[4] Scholarship to enroll in Unitec Institute of Technology, majoring in Sports Management. In 2006, Grayson was awarded the Sportsperson of the Year Award at Unitec,[5] and in 2009, Grayson was awarded Sportsman of the Year by Squash Auckland.[6] CareerThroughout his junior career, Grayson won the U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19 New Zealand age group national titles. In the final year of his junior career, he also won the U-19 New Zealand International Junior Open, Australian International Junior Open, and the Scottish International Junior Open. In the same year, he was placed 9th at the prestigious British Junior Open, and reached the last 16 at the 2004 World Junior Championships. Following a successful junior career, Grayson's made his debut senior appearance at the 2005 World Senior Team Championships, which was held in Pakistan. A year later, in 2006, Grayson won the Bronze Medal at the 2006 World Doubles Championships[7] in Melbourne, Australia, with his partner, Martin Knight (squash player).[8] This performance gained him a position in the 2006 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team. During the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Grayson was placed 4th in the Men's Doubles Event. Grayson started competing full-time on the PSA World Tour in 2007.[9] As part of the New Zealand High Performance Program, Grayson relocated to Halifax, West Yorkshire, England (2007 - 2009). Thereafter, he moved to Harrogate, where he trained under the tutelage of David Pearson (2010 - 2012). He broke into the World's Top 50 ranking in October 2009, and the Top 40 in April 2010. He has won two New Zealand Nationals Senior Titles (2010, 2012[10]), and won the New Zealand PSA Classic in 2009.[11] Outside of New Zealand, Grayson has won 9 PSA Professional Tour Titles, and has represented New Zealand at 5 World Senior Team Championships, and 3 Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010, 2014 Career highlights include:
In late 2012, Grayson relocated to the USA, but returns to New Zealand twice a year. Grayson is currently based in New York City,[12] and is the touring squash professional at New York Athletic Club. Previously, Grayson was based in Boston, as the touring squash professional at Cross Courts Academy,[13] in Natick, MA. Grayson is a member of the New Zealand Sports High Performance Squad. When he is back in New Zealand, Grayson also represents Auckland[14] and the Herne Bay Club. Personal lifeGrayson participates in urban squash initiatives such as Harlem-based StreetSquash , which aims to improve the lives of inner-city children in Harlem through the game of squash; Grayson played for the Harvard Club of New York at the 2015 StreetSquash Cup.[15] References1. ^PSA Player Profile 2. ^SquashInfo Player Profile 3. ^{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLYXq7NtX68|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url =http://www.nzsquash.co.nz/content/docs/about_us/archive/Annual_Reports/Squash%20New%20Zealand%20Annual%20Report%202005.pdf|title =Squash NZ Annual Report|date =|accessdate =|website =|publisher =|last =|first =|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053803/http://www.nzsquash.co.nz/content/docs/about_us/archive/Annual_Reports/Squash%20New%20Zealand%20Annual%20Report%202005.pdf#|archive-date =24 September 2015|dead-url =yes|df =dmy-all}} 5. ^{{Cite web|title = Unitec Student Union Awards Top Athletes {{!}} Scoop News|url = http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0610/S00064/unitec-student-union-awards-top-athletes.htm|website = www.scoop.co.nz|accessdate = 2015-08-12}} 6. ^{{Cite web|title = Squash Excellence Awards - Squash Auckland|url = http://interclub.squashauckland.org.nz/Squash_Excellence_Awards_76.aspx|website = interclub.squashauckland.org.nz|accessdate = 2015-08-12}} 7. ^{{Cite web|title = 3rd World Doubles|url = http://www.squashsite.co.uk/3rd_world_doubles.htm|website = www.squashsite.co.uk|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url =http://www.squashnz.co.nz/content/docs/about_us/Squash%20New%20Zealand%20Annual%20Report%202009.pdf|title =Squash NZ Annual Report 2009|date =|accessdate =|website =|publisher =|last =|first =|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160125052019/http://squashnz.co.nz/content/docs/about_us/Squash%20New%20Zealand%20Annual%20Report%202009.pdf#|archive-date =25 January 2016|dead-url =yes|df =dmy-all}} 9. ^{{Cite web|title = Campbell Grayson - Professional Squash Association|url = https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/771/info|website = psaworldtour.com|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} 10. ^{{Cite web|title = Archive - Squash News - Squash Auckland|url = http://interclub.squashauckland.org.nz/Archive---Squash-News_97.aspx|website = interclub.squashauckland.org.nz|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url =http://www.squashnz.co.nz/content/docs/about_us/Squash%20New%20Zealand%20Annual%20Report%202009.pdf|title =Squash NZ Annual Report 2009|date =|accessdate =|website =|publisher =|last =|first =|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160125052019/http://squashnz.co.nz/content/docs/about_us/Squash%20New%20Zealand%20Annual%20Report%202009.pdf#|archive-date =25 January 2016|dead-url =yes|df =dmy-all}} 12. ^{{Cite web|title = Catching Up With…Campbell Grayson {{!}} U.S. Open Squash|url = http://www.usopensquash.com/catching-up-with-campbell-grayson/|website = www.usopensquash.com|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} 13. ^{{Cite web|title = Junior Squash Academy {{!}} CrossCourts Squash|url = http://crosscourtsquash.com/?page_id=12|website = crosscourtsquash.com|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} 14. ^{{Cite web|title = Squash Auckland|url = http://www.sportsground.co.nz/Article.asp?SiteID=6768&ArticleID=48683|website = Squash Auckland|accessdate = 2015-08-12}} 15. ^{{Cite web|title = StreetSquash Harlem Raises Record $1.1 Million for Urban Squash (United States Squash)|url = http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/14/StreetSquash_Harlem_Raises_Record_11_Million_for_Urban_Squas/|website = World News|accessdate = 2015-08-10}} External links
7 : Living people|1986 births|New Zealand male squash players|Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand |
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