Harry Leitch

Harry Leitch
Country  Scotland
Residence Cambridge, England
Born (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985
Edinburgh, Scotland
Last updated on: April, 2013.

Dr Harry Leitch (born 14 February 1985, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish international squash player.[1]

Career

Having trained at the Heriot-Watt Squash Academy and the East of Scotland Institute of Sport, Leitch became Scotland's number one junior in 2002.[2]

He made his debut for the Scottish senior team in 2003 and has since made over 60 international appearances.[2] He competed at the European Championships, the World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he, and partner John White, were knocked out (8-10 9-2 9-2 3-9 9-6) in the quarterfinals by the eventual champions Lee Beachill and Peter Nicol.[3]

In 2010, Leitch appeared at the Commonwealth Games a second time, playing alongside Alan Clyne in the Men's Doubles, and Lisa Aitken in the Mixed Doubles. He and Clyne finished 4th after losing 2-0 to the Australian team in the Bronze Medal Match.[4]

In September 2013 Leitch was one of the first 27 athletes to be selected as part of Team Scotland for the Commonwealth Games 2014.[5]

Personal life

Leitch grew up in Edinburgh where he attended George Watson's College.[6] Following graduation in 2003, Leitch entered the University of Cambridge, where he is now a Research Fellow at Wolfson College,[7] as well as teaching Medicine at Fitzwilliam College.[8] He has won ten Blues, representing the university on the Squash court and is a member of the Hawks' Club.[2] He has also played cricket at college level.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Leitch's Scotland National Team Profile". 2008 Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland. 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Harry Leitch selected for Commonwealth Games". Cambridge University Sports Department. 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "2006 Commonwealth Games: Squash: Men's doubles". BBC Sport. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Squash results". BBC Sport. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.goscotland.org/harry-leitch.aspx
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Squad". George Watson's College. 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Dr Harry Leitch, Wolfson College Cambridge". Wolfson College, Cambridge. 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Fitzwilliam athletes at Commonwealth Games". Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.

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