Mark Cairns (born 21 June 1967) is a male former professional

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player from

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Squash career

Cairns reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in 1995. In 1997, he won the

British National Squash Championships The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held annually in early February, currently in Nottingham. The Championships were inaugurated in 1974 are no ...

and teamed-up with Chris Walker to win the men's doubles title at the inaugural

World Doubles Squash Championships The World Squash Doubles Championship has been held in North America since 1981 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It has been held bi-annually since 1994 where it has alternated with the World Softball Doubles ...

. Cairns and Walker also teamed-up to win a bronze medal for

in the men's doubles at the 1998

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Personal life

Mark currently lives in

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, and works in property management. He has two children and lives with his wife.

External links

Profile at psa-squash.com
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References

1967 births Living people English male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1997 World Games {{England-squash-bio-stub