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) |