Daniel Poleshchuk
Daniel Poleshchuk (born February 11, 1996) is an Israeli professional squash player who represents Israel. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 109 in October 2016.[2]
Country | |
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Residence | Ramat-Gan, Israel |
Born | |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2013 |
Coached by | Jonah Barrington / Maciek Klis[1] |
Racquet used | Harrow |
Website | dpsquash.com |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (October 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 117 (August 2016) |
Title(s) | 2 |
Tour final(s) | 4 |
Last updated on: August 2016. |
Early and personal life
Poleshchuk was born in and now lives in Ramat Gan, Israel.[2] He is Jewish.[3] At the age of 13, he moved to England, to study on scholarship in Millfield School[3] where he was coached by Jonah Barrington and Ian Thomas for five years.[4][5]
Squash career
Poleshchuk won a gold medal in Men's Open Squash at both the 2013 Maccabiah Games and the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[6][7][8] Also, he is a four-time Israeli Men's National Champion.
In February 2015 at the age of 19, Poleshchuk won his first Professional Squash Association (PSA) title in his career which made him the first Israeli squash player in the history to achieve that.[9] Later on that year, Daniel won his second PSA title in London, England.[10][11]
References
- Squash Info | Daniel Poleshchuk | Squash
- "The Maccabi Awards: In full; Stars join the line-up for Maccabi awards"
- Maccabi Games – the squash resumes | SquashSite365
- The Jewish Chronicle: 2013-08-09 - THE GAMES IN BRIEF
- Maccabi Games – Squash Finals | SquashSite365
- Squash Info | "Poleshchuk Celebrates Historic Israeli Tour Triumph" | Squash
- PSA Player Profile
- SquashInfo Player Profile