Joseph Kneipp

Australian squash player
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IntroAustralian squash player
PlacesAustralia
isSquash player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth27 September 1973, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age51 years
The details

Biography

Joseph "Joe" Kneipp (born 27 September 1973 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional squash player from Australia.

Kneipp was born in Brisbane and grew up near Cairns. He began playing squash at the age of seven. As a junior, he won the Australian under-13 squash championship title. At the age of 14, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport for a year. He captained the Australian team which won the world junior team title in 1992.

Kneipp joined the professional circuit in 1994. His career-high world ranking to date is World No. 10 in January 2004. That year, he finished runner-up to Thierry Lincou in the Super Series Finals.

Kneipp won a Gold Medal in the mixed doubles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, partnering Natalie Grinham. He also won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering Rachael Grinham.

Since 2002, Joe has been coached by his brother Daniel Kneipp. Joe and Dan write a regular column called Team Kneipp at the website Squash Talk.

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