Mark Cairns (squash player)

Mark Cairns
Country England
Born (1967-06-21) 21 June 1967
Oxford, England
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 10 (July 1995)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  England
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Cairo Team
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Hong Kong Doubles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Odense Team

Mark Cairns (born 21 June 1967) is a male former professional squash player from England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in 1995.

Biography

Cairns In 1997, he won the British National Squash Championships and teamed-up with Chris Walker to win the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships. Cairns and Walker also teamed-up to win a bronze medal for England in the men's doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2]

Cairns won three consecutive gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships from 1995 to 1997.[3][4]

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 6 June 2025.