What a contribution when, at 59 years of age,  is still contributing to squash throughout the world and will use his experience to set up the Qatar Squash Institute. Geoff's career highlights:

"Geoff Hunt, without doubt Australia’s most prolific male squash athlete, won every major international tournament during a glittering career.
He blazed the global squash scene winning three World Amateur Championships in 1967, 69 and 71 and won the inaugural World Open in 1976 before collecting three further World Open titles, in 1977, 79 and 80.
He complemented these victories with eight British Open Championships in 1969, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81. During these glory years he remained as world No.1 from 1975 to 80.
He went on to represent Australia three times as an athlete at the World Teams Championships in 1967, 69 and 71, then as a manager/coach.
He won the Australian Open eight times - in 1971, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81.
Hunt, who won 178 of the 215 tournaments he contested, has been honoured by the World Squash Federation, being inducted into the WSF Hall of Fame as well as the Squash Australia Hall of Fame as a “Legend”. He has also been inducted into the Australian Sport Hall of Fame.
Hunt began playing squash at the age of 12 and won his first State championship, the 1962 Victorian junior title, at the age of 15. The following year he won the Australian Junior Championship and his first open event, the Victorian State Championship. In 1965, at 18, he became the youngest player in history to win the Australian national title.
His services to squash and sport have been acknowledged by the Australian Government on two occasions when he received the decorations of the MBE and AM." How to add images to Members' Forum posts and replies here...

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