Ross Norman

Ross William Norman MNZM (born 7 January 1959[1]) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. He is best remembered for winning the World Open in 1986, when he beat Jahangir Khan of Pakistan in the final 9-5, 9-7, 7-9, 9-1. The win marked the end of an unbeaten run for Khan that had stretched for over five years (the longest in the history of professional sport). Norman had been ranked the World No. 2 behind Khan for some time going into the match, but despite a single-minded determination to end his unbeaten run had been unable to end the total dominance that the Pakistani had held over the game. Norman had vowed: "One day Jahangir will be slightly off his game and I will get him." That day finally came in the final of squash's biggest tournament, which was held that year in Toulouse, France.

Ross Norman

Norman in 2014
Country	New Zealand
Residence	Sunningdale, England
Born	(1959-01-07) 7 January 1959 Whitianga, New Zealand
Retired	1995
Plays	Right-Handed
Men's Singles
Highest ranking	2 (December 1985)
World Open	W (1986)
Medal record Men's squash Representing  New Zealand World Championships 1986 Toulouse Singles 1985 Cairo Singles 1984 Karachi Singles 1988 Amsterdam Singles
Last updated on: 20 December 2011.

Norman retired from the professional squash circuit in 1995, but has remained active in seniors events. He now has two sons, Brett and Alex.

In the 2014 New Year Honours, Norman was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to squash.[2]