Peter Nicol

Peter Nicol
MBE
Nickname(s)The Boss
Country England
 Scotland (until March 2001)
Born (1973-04-05) 5 April 1973
Inverurie, Scotland
ResidenceNew York, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2006
PlaysLeft handed
Coached byNeil Harvey
Racquet usedPrince
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (February 1998)
Title(s)52
Tour final(s)69
World OpenW (1999)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Great Britain
World Games
2005 DuisburgSingles
Representing  England
World Championships
2002 AntwerpSingles
2005 Hong KongSingles
Commonwealth Games
2002 ManchesterDoubles
2006 MelbourneSingles
2006 MelbourneDoubles
2002 ManchesterSingles
Representing  Scotland
World Championships
1999 GizaSingles
1997 Petaling JayaSingles
1998 DohaSingles
1994 BarcelonaSingles
1996 LahoreSingles
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala LumpurSingles
1998 Kuala LumpurDoubles
Updated on 19 September 2010.

Peter Nicol MBE (born 5 April 1973) is a former professional squash player from Scotland, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK to hold the World No. 1 ranking. During his career, he won one World Open title, two British Open titles, and four Commonwealth Games gold medals. He is widely considered to be one of the most outstanding international squash players of his time and was famous for his post-match recovery BBQ meals. He was born in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.