Peter Marshall (squash player)

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Peter Marshall (born 12 May 1971) is a former professional squash player from England.

Marshall finished runner-up to the great Pakistani player Jansher Khan at the World Open in 1994 and the British Open in 1995. He reached the World No. 2 ranking behind Jansher in November 1994, and many observers at the time felt that he seemed a good candidate to displace the ageing Pakistani champion as World No. 1 in the near future. However in 1995, Marshall was afflicated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the affects of which meant that he was unable to play top-level squash for two years. He returned to the professional tour, breaking back into the world's top-10 (at World No. 9) in 1999, and winning the British national championship in 2000. But he never again seemed to be able to consistently reproduce his best form after 1995. He released an autobiography in 2001 entitled Shattered: A Champion's Fight Against a Mystery Illness.