Jonathon Tyler Power (born August 9, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional squash player. In 1999, he became the first North American squash player to reach the World No. 1 ranking. He won 36 top-level squash events during his career, including the World Open in 1998, and the British Open in 1999.
9-1365: John or Johnny Power may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] John Power (director) (1930–2016), Australian television and film director John Power (musician) (born 1967), English singer-songwriter and musician John Joseph Wardell Power (1881–1943; aka J. W. Power), Australian modernist artist Politics and government [ edit ] John Power (Irish MP) , Member of Parliament for County Waterford and Dungarvon John Power (Patriot Parliament MP) , Member of Irish Parliament for Charleville John Joseph Power (1867–1968), Australian politician John O'Connor Power (1846–1919), Irish Fenian Sir John Power, 1st Baronet (1874–1945), British Member of Parliament for Wimbledon Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet , Member of Parliament for County Wexford Sports [ edit ] John Power (cricketer) (1932–2005), Australian cricketer John Power (footballer) , English football goalkeeper John Power (Carrickshock hurler) (born 1992), Irish hurler John Power (John Locke's hurler) (born 1966), former Irish sportsperson John A. Power (born 1976), rugby league player John T. Power (1883–1982), Irish hurler Johnny Power (1874–1958), Australian rules footballer Other [ edit ] John Power,
18-701: A maker of Irish whiskey in the early 1800s, part of the family history of the Powers brand John Power, character in The Abduction Club John Power (hunger striker) (1900-1953), Irish revolutionary, hunger striker, and shopkeeper John Power (Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge) (1819–1880) John Power (Vicar-General for New York) (1792–1849), Irish-born American Catholic priest John Arthur Power , English physician, lecturer in medicine, and amateur entomologist John Carroll Power (1819–1894), American historian and custodian of
27-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Power (director) John Beresford Power (20 November 1930 – February 2016) was an Australian film and television director, who began his career as a journalist. Power was born in Maitland, New South Wales . His older brother was Dave Power , a long-distance runner who won medals at
36-662: The PSA Masters (2001, 2002 & 2005), the Tournament of Champions (1996, 1999, 2000 & 2002), and the men's singles Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games . Power is considered to be one of the greatest shotmakers in the history of the game, having perfected a wide range of drop shots and deception shots. He was often a crowd favourite, partly because of his emotional outbursts and verbal exchanges with referees, which sometimes led to him being compared with John McEnroe . Power's rivalry with Scotland 's Peter Nicol
45-746: The 1974 TV docudrama Billy and Percy . Jonathon Power Power began playing squash at the age of seven and turned professional at age 16. After joining the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour in May 1991, he went on to win 36 PSA tournaments, and appeared in 58 finals. Career highlights included winning the World Open (1998), the British Open (1999), the Super Series Finals (2003 & 2005),
54-741: The Olympics and Commonwealth Games. After leaving school, he joined the Maitland Mercury as a cadet journalist, later moving to Sydney to work for The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mirror . He was a political journalist in Canberra at the time of the Australian Labor Party split of 1955 , events which he would later cover in the documentary film Like a Summer Storm . Power won the AFI Award for Best Direction for
63-404: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Power&oldid=1214043491 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-842: The tomb of Abraham Lincoln John Hyacinth Power (1884–1964), director of the McGregor Museum in Kimberley, South Africa John V. Power (1918–1944), United States Marine Corps first lieutenant John Wyse Power (1859–1926), Irish journalist, newspaper editor and Irish nationalist See also [ edit ] Jack Power (disambiguation) Jackie Power (1916–1994), Irish hurler and Gaelic football player Johnny Powers (disambiguation) John Powers (disambiguation) Jack Powers (1827–1860), Irish-American gambler and gang leader Jon Powers (born 1978), American political activist Jonathon Power (born 1974), Canadian squash player [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
81-761: Was one of the most famous and extended in the history of the game. In January 2006, Power returned to the World No. 1 ranking, four-and-a-half years after the previous time he was ranked in the top spot (marking the longest gap between periods of holding the World No. 1 ranking of any player in history). He lost the No. 1 ranking in February 2006 to David Palmer , but regained it again on 1 March 2006. One day later, on 2 March, Power announced his retirement from professional squash. His wife, Sita, gave birth to their daughter named Parker on January 23, 2007. Power played for Canada at
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