Ross Norman

Ross William Norman (born 7 January 1959) is a former professional squash player from New Zealand. He was the 1986 world champion, after beating Jahangir Khan. He reached a career high ranking of 2 in the world during December 1985.

Biography Norman first played squash in 1968 and won the New Zealand junior title in 1977 before taking over the New Zealand number 1 ranking from the retiring Bruce Brownlee in 1981. and the following year went one better by reaching the final at the 1985 World Open in Cairo. By December 1985 he was ranked number 2 in the world.

In the 1986 world final he beat Jahangir Khan of Pakistan 9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1 to end Jahangir's unbeaten streak dating back to 1981. The win marked the end of an unbeaten run for Khan that had stretched for over five years. 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.

Norman retired from the professional squash circuit in 1995,