Jesse Engelbrecht (born 5 January 1983 in Durban) is a retired South African male squash player who has also represented Zimbabwe formerly in international competitions including the

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Biography

Jesse Engelbrecht was born in Durban but settled in Zimbabwe for a while as his grandparents and parents lived in Zimbabwe. He applied for the South African citizenship in 2007 in international squash competitions.

Career

He made his international debut in the 2002 PSA World Tour for Zimbabwe. He also represented Zimbabwe at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and competed in the Men's singles and Men's doubles squash events. He later moved to South Africa and competed for South Africa at the international level including the

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, 2008 Men's British Open Squash Championship and

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as a part of 2009 PSA World Tour. Jesse retired from professional squash career in 2010 and started his coaching career soon after his retirement. He is currently residing in England and has been running a Squash Academy called Jengelbrecht.

References

1983 births Living people South African male squash players Zimbabwean male squash players Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Zimbabwe Zimbabwean expatriates in South Africa Sportspeople from Durban 21st-century South African people 21st-century Zimbabwean people {{SouthAfrica-squash-bio-stub