Geoff Hunt was a dominant force in squash, but believes his efforts off the court might have made the biggest impact on the Olympics-bound sport.
Australian squash great Geoff Hunt will be given Legend status at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.For all of Geoff Hunt 's squash dominance, he thinks his efforts off the court might have made the biggest impact on the Olympics -bound sport.
It wasn't until he coached in England, Qatar and at the Australian Institute of Sport that he learnt how he should have prepared his body for the gruelling sport that proved too much for his back when forced to retire at 35. His exhibition matches against high-profile Brit Jonah Barrington, who Hunt mostly beat, were the spark plug for the professional movement.
"I feel in a way I've achieved something, setting up the world ranking system … finally been picked up by the Olympics and I'm quite proud of that process. "The atmosphere was electric; I've never experienced anything like that and playing for a team it's special, you can't beat that.
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