Philip Ayton

Philip Ayton

Philip Ayton in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1947-01-26) 26 January 1947 London, England
Sport
Country	England
Handedness	Right Handed
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 4 (February 1986)
Medal record Men's squash Representing Great Britain World Team Championships Gold medal – first place 1976 Birmingham Team Representing England European Team Championships Gold medal – first place 1973 Edinburgh Team Gold medal – first place 1974 Stockholm Team Gold medal – first place 1977 Sheffield Team Silver medal – second place 1980 Helsinki Team

Philip Norman Ayton (born 26 January 1947) is an English former professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of 4 in February 1986.

Biography

Ayton studied at Hurstpierpoint College and Queens' College, Cambridge and represented the Cambridge University squash team for the 1965, 1966 and 1967 varsity matches (the last two as captain).

Ayton represented Sussex at county level. Ayton's finest success came at the 1976 Men's World Team Squash Championships, when he helped Great Britain become world champions with Jonathan Leslie, Stuart Courtney and Ian Robinson.

Ayton won three gold medals for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 1973, 1974 and 1977.

Ayton was the British national champion in 1975.