Alex Gough (born 8 December 1970, in Newport,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

) is a Welsh professional

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player. Gough reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in 1998. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles at the 1998

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. Since retiring he went on to become the CEO of the

Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA Wor ...

(PSA).

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