Stuart Cowie
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| Nationality | British (English/Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1974 (age 51) Croydon, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Squash | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Stuart Robert Cowie (born 22 November 1974) is an English-born former professional squash player who represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]As a junior Cowie played for England and was ranked the number one U19 player in England and Europe.[2] His mother Alex Cowie was the England women's team manager.[3]
He switched allegiance and made his senior debut for Scotland at the European Championships in April 1995. He was able to play for Scotland because he had a father from Aberdeen.[2] Cowie won the Scottish national squash title in 1996.[4][5]
Cowie represented the 1998 Scottish team[6] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[7] where he competed in three events. [8] He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles partnering Peter Nicol.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Rule bars Cowie". The Scotsman. 21 September 1995. p. 28. Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Squash". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 3 June 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Heath the younger wins a family final". The Scotsman. 22 December 1997. p. 29. Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Second national title for Claire Waddell". Aberdeen Herald & Post. 21 December 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 24 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Drug shame lifter in team picked to restore the nation's sporting pride Honour and discredit in squad for the Games". The Herald. 3 July 1998. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Athletes". Team Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Court and Table Sports". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Profile at psa-squash.com
- Stuart Cowie at Squash Info
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