Geoff Hunt
Geoffrey Brian Hunt, , is a retired Australian squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players in history.
He was ranked the World No.1 squash player from 1975 to 1980. He won the World Open title four times. He was the event's inaugural champion, winning the competition on the first four occasions it was held. He also won the International Amateur Individual Championship three times, and the British Open eight times between 1969 and 1981. Hunt won 178 of the 215 tournaments he contested during his career.
Hunt was born in Melbourne. He won the Australian Junior Championship in 1963, and he first won the Australian Amateur Men's Championship in 1965.
Hunt was known for having great determination. He ultimately suffered back problems, which curtailed his career.
After retiring as a player, Hunt served as the Head Squash Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport from 1985–2003, where he helped develop a new generation of Australian squash stars. He then worked for 8 years at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar. Following his retirement and move back to Australia, he has continued to coach Qatari professional player Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi.
In the 1972 New Years Honours Hunt was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. He became a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1982 Australia Day Honours and received the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.
Hunt has been inducted into the World Squash Federation Hall of Fame and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.World Open final appearances
British Open final appearances
Books
Geoff Hunt on Squash 1977.
