PILLEY Cameron < Back  
Sport Squash
CGA Australia   
Gender Men
Born 27 Oct 1982 in Grafton, AUS
Height1.91 m
Weight 84 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence The Hague, NED
General Interest
Hobbies Golf, going to the beach, watching movies. (cameronpilley.com,12 Aug 2010)
Famous relatives His brother Morgan Pilley is an endurance athlete specialising in 24 hour mountain bike races. (cameronpilley.com,12 Aug 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Carl Koenig
When and where did you begin this sport? He began playing at age two in his hometown of Yamba, NSW, Australia. He was coached by his father Steven Pilley at the local courts [which his parents bought when he was eight] until he was selected for a squash scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport in 2001.
Coach from which country? Netherlands
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Winning a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (psaworldtour.com, 01 Sep 2012)
Awards and honours In 2012 he was named Squash Australia’s Senior Athlete of the Year. (club2athlete.com, 01 Mar 2012)

In 2012 he was named a Clarence Valley Ambassador following his sporting achievements. (clarence.nsw.gov.au, 01 Sep 2012)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Dutch, English
General Interest
Nicknames Cam (Twitter profile, 2013)
Other information WORLD RECORD
In October 2011 he set a world record for the fastest squash ball ever hit [282kph, beating the previous record by 5kph]. (psaworldtour.com, 01 Sep 2012)