David Evans (born 24 October 1974, in
Pontypool
Pontypool ( ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in South Wales. , it has a population of 29,062.
Locat ...
,
Wales
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) is a
squash player from Wales. He won the
British Open
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in 2000, beating
Paul Price of
Australia
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in the final 15-11, 15-6, 15-10. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in February 2001.
Profile at squashinfo.com
Retrieved 21 December 2011
Evans is 6 ft 3, bringing a height and reach advantage to his game. He only took up the sport seriously at 16 years of age.
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1974 births
Living people
Welsh male squash players
Sportspeople from Pontypool
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