Diego Elías
| Country | Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 31, 1996 Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jonathon Power, Wael El Hindi, Jose Manuel Elias, Santiago Parra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Dunlop Precision Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 5 (Nevember 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 6 (January 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: March 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diego Elías (born November 19, 1996 in Lima) is a squash player who represents Peru.[1] He reached a career-high world ranking of No. 5 in November 2021.
His accomplishments include winning World Junior Championships twice, British Junior Open Twice, and winning the US Junior Open in Boys' U15, U17, and U19. In 2013, he competed in the men's singles event at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia.[2] On July 27, 2019 he won a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Most recently in October 2021, Elías won the Qatar QTerminals Classic, his first PSA World Tour Platinum title.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Squash: Diego Elías avanza a cuartos de final de Panamericano Juvenil". El Bocón. 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Squash Men's Singles" (PDF). 2013 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Elias Claims Maiden Platinum Title With Qatar QTerminals Classic Victory - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
External links[]
- Diego Elias: Son of Two Cities
- Jonathon Power on coaching Diego Elias
- Diego Elias – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived June 9, 2013)
- Diego Elías at PSA
- Diego Elías at Squash Info
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- Pan American Games medalists in squash
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- South American Games medalists in squash
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