Phil Whitlock (squash player)
{{Short description|English squash player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| event = Men's singles
| highest_ranking = No. 8
| date_of_highest_ranking = January 1994
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{{MedalSport|Men's squash}}
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{{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 1988 Warmond | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 1993 Aix-en-Provence | Team}}
{{MedalGold | 1994 Zoetermeer | Team}}
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Philip Whitlock (born 28 February 1962) is a former British professional squash player.
Biography
Whitlock was born in Belfast and represented Devon at county level. He reached a world ranking of 8 and competed in the British Open Squash Championships throughout the nineties.{{cite book|last=Halpin|first=Larry|title=SRA Annual 1989-90|year=1991|publisher=SRA|isbn=0-900698-12-8}} He also represented England at international level including being part of the team at the 1993 Men's World Team Squash Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/1138-phil-whitlock|title=Phil Whitlock profile|publisher=Squash Info}}
Whitlock won three gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 1988, 1993 and 1994.{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=6 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=6 June 2025}}
He is the current squash coach of professional squash player Emily Whitlock, his daughter.
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Category:English male squash players
Category:Sportspeople from Belfast
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