By 1986 the world's number one ranked squash player Jahangir Khan had gone unbeaten for more than five years - then along came Ross Norman.
Ross' victory at the World Open in Toulouse that year shocked the sporting world and cemented his name among the greats. That same year, he won eight other international tournaments, and he also represented New Zealand seven times at the World Teams Championships.
In 2009 he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2014 he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to squash.
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