David Troy Palmer OAM (born 28 June 1976 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is an Australian retired professional squash player. He won the Super Series finals in 2002, the World Open in 2002 and 2006; the British Open in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008; and the Australian Open in 2008.^[1] He attained World No. 1 ranking in September 2001 and again (for one month) in February 2006.

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David Palmer

Palmer holding a plate trophy after winning the 2002 US Open.
Full name	David Troy Palmer
Nickname(s)	The Marine
Country	Australia
Residence	Ithaca, New York, United States
Born	(1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 47) Lithgow, New South Wales
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Turned Pro	1994
Retired	2011
Plays	Right handed
Coached by	Shaun Moxham
Racquet used	Black Knight Ion X-Force Yellow
Website	www.davidpalmer.com
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (September 2001, February 2006)
Title(s)	27
Tour final(s)	53
World Open	W (2002, 2006)
Medal record Men's squash Representing  Australia World Championships 2002 Antwerp Singles 2006 Doha Singles 2005 Hong Kong Singles 2004 Doha Singles 2007 Bermuda Singles 2008 Manchester Singles World Team Championships 2001 Melbourne Team 2003 Vienna Team 2007 Chennai Team 2009 Odense Team 2011 Paderborn Team World Doubles Championships 2004 Chennai Mixed doubles 2016 Darwin Doubles 2016 Darwin Mixed doubles 2017 Manchester Mixed doubles Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Doubles 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles 2018 Gold Coast Doubles 2006 Melbourne Singles 2010 New Delhi Doubles 2002 Manchester Singles 2002 Manchester Doubles 2006 Melbourne Doubles 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles
Last updated: 12 April 2022.

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At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a Gold Medal with partner Zac Alexander in the men's doubles. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Palmer won a men's singles Silver Medal after losing in the final to England's Peter Nicol. At the same 2006 Commonwealth Games he also won Bronze Medals in the men's doubles (partner Dan Jensen) and the mixed doubles (partner Rachael Grinham). In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won Bronze Medals in both the men's singles and the men's doubles (partner Paul Price).

In technical terms, Palmer plays a classic all-court attrition game with hard-hitting attacking shots from his opponent's loose shots. He is known for the power of his striking, and the strength of his physical play,^[2] contributed to by rigorous attention to fitness. His training regime involves completing the multi-stage fitness test five times with a three-minute break between tests.^[3]

Palmer has served as president of the Professional Squash Association (PSA). Following the 2004 World Doubles Squash Championships in Chennai, India, he was banned from playing in events run by the World Squash Federation (WSF) for 13 months after a disciplinary panel found him guilty of verbally abusing the referee.^[4]

In 2009, Palmer was approached by the Wallabies coach Robbie Deans to help increase his team fitness.^[5]

Following his retirement as a professional squash player in 2011, Palmer maintained his status as a successful, high-level coach at his David Palmer Squash Academy in Orlando, Florida. In November 2016, Palmer made his college squash coaching debut as he was named The James Broadhead '57 Head Coach of Squash at Cornell University. Palmer now leads both the men's and women's squash team at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

2006 Melbourne Games, Men's Singles Runners-up (1)
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2006	Peter Nicol	9–5, 10–8, 4–9, 9–2

2018 Gold Coast Games, Winner (1) Men's Doubles with Zac Alexander
Year	Opponent in final	Score in final
2018	Daryl Selby and Adrian Waller	11–9, 3-11, 11-6

Total medals won, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze

• Official Men's Squash World Ranking