Cameron Pilley
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Cameron Pilley is a professional squash
player from Australia
.
Pilley was born in Grafton
, New South Wales
. From 2001 to 2005, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport
on a squash scholarship, where he trained under Geoff Hunt
and Rodney Martin
.
As a junior player, Pilley won the Australian under-19 title twice and represented Australia in the World Junior Championships. In 2006, he finished runner-up in the mixed doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships
, partnering with Amelia Pittock
. Cameron reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 15 in November 2009. On 3 October 2011, Pilley hit a squash ball recorded as 175 mph, breaking the previous record set by John White
by 3 miles per hour.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Pilley was born in Grafton
Grafton, New South Wales
The city of Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valley. Established in 1851, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Located approximately 630 kilometres north of Sydney and 340 km south of Brisbane, Grafton and the Clarence Valley can be reached...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. From 2001 to 2005, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
on a squash scholarship, where he trained under Geoff Hunt
Geoff Hunt
Geoffrey Brian Hunt, MBE , is a retired Australian squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players in history....
and Rodney Martin
Rodney Martin
Rodney Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia. He is best known for winning the World Open in 1991, beating the legendary Pakistani player Jahangir Khan in the final 14-17, 15-9, 15-4, 15-13...
.
As a junior player, Pilley won the Australian under-19 title twice and represented Australia in the World Junior Championships. In 2006, he finished runner-up in the mixed doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships
World Doubles Squash Championships
The World International Doubles Squash Championships is a squash tournament which includes Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Under the rules of the championships, double pairs must be made up of two players from the same country...
, partnering with Amelia Pittock
Amelia Pittock
Amelia Pittock is a professional squash player from Australia.Pittock was born in Mornington, Victoria. In 2006, Pittock finished runner-up in the mixed doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Cameron Pilley....
. Cameron reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 15 in November 2009. On 3 October 2011, Pilley hit a squash ball recorded as 175 mph, breaking the previous record set by John White
John White
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by 3 miles per hour.