Dan Jenson (born 20 June 1975 in

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) is a professional

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player from Australia. He joined the professional tour in 1993, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in 1999. He was considered to be one of the rising stars of the game in the late-1990s, but a series of injuries hampered his progress. At the inaugural

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in 1997, Jenson won the mixed doubles event (partnering

Liz Irving Liz Irving (born 7 February 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a squash coach and former professional squash player from Australia. Irving was runner-up to her fellow Australian player Michelle Martin at the World Open in 1993. She was also ...

), and finished runner-up in the men's doubles (partnering Craig Rowland). He was also runner-up in the men's doubles at the 2006 championships (partnering

Joe Kneipp Joseph "Joe" Kneipp (born 27 September 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional squash player from Australia. Kneipp was born in Brisbane and grew up near Cairns. He began playing squash at the age of seven. As a junior, he won the Aus ...

). At the

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, Jenson won a Bronze Medal in the men's doubles (partnering David Palmer).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenson, Dan 1975 births Living people Australian male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Queensland Sportspeople from Brisbane 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people