Diego Elías (born November 19, 1996 in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
) is a
squash
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Sports
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player who represents
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
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. He reached a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in July 2022.
His accomplishments include winning
World Junior Championships twice,
British Junior Open
The British Junior Open squash championship is considered the second most prestigious junior open squash championship after the World Junior Squash Championships. It is one of the five Tier 2 events in the WSF World Junior Squash Circuit. Briti ...
Twice, and winning the
US Junior Open in Boys' U15, U17, and U19. On July 27, 2019 he won a gold medal at the
2019 Pan American Games
The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...
in Lima, Peru. In October 2021, Elías won the Qatar QTerminals Classic, his first PSA World Tour Platinum title. Most recently, Elias emerged victorious at the Necker Mauritius Open, a PSA Gold tournament, in June 2022.
See also
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Official Men's Squash World Ranking
The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of male professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men' ...
References
External links
Diego Elias: Son of Two CitiesJonathon Power on coaching Diego Elias*
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1996 births
Living people
Peruvian squash players
Sportspeople from Lima
Pan American Games medalists in squash
Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru
Squash players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Squash players at the 2019 Pan American Games
South American Games gold medalists for Peru
South American Games medalists in squash
Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
Competitors at the 2013 World Games
Competitors at the 2017 World Games
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Peru
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