Paul Johnson (born 18 July 1972) is a former professional

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player from

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Squash career

Paul Johnson played for

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in the

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when growing up and was inducted into the

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in 2011. Johnson reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in 1999. At the 1998

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, he won a gold medal for

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, in the men's doubles (partnering

Mark Chaloner Mark Anthony Chaloner (born 23 May 1972, in Nocton, Lincolnshire) is a male retired professional squash player from England. Squash career Chaloner was a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 1995, and reac ...

), and a bronze medal in the men's singles. Johnson and Chaloner were also men's doubles bronze medalists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Johnson won the British National Championship title in 1999. Johnson was involved in a remarkable match in the first round of the

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against

Peter Nicol Peter Nicol (born 5 April 1973) is a former professional squash player from Scotland, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK ...

in 1997. In the third game, Johnson held a match-ball and appeared to win the point. The two players shook hands and walked off court, but the referee called them back and made them replay the disputed point. Nicol then went on to win the match (and ultimately reached the final). Currently, Johnson is one of the main PSA SquashTV commentators, together with Joey Barrington. They are regarded as the humorous duo on this channel, often resorting to typical banter. Paul Johnson's favourite scoreline is 2-2 in the 5th game, accompanied by the catchphrase "There is nothing between them, Joey".

References

External links

Paul Johnson – PSA World Tour profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Paul 1972 births Living people English male squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games