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Shane Vanderson

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Shane Vanderson is a retired professional racquetball player, born on May 26, 1981, a native of Ohio who was known for having one of the best backhands in racquetball. He was the number five player on the International Racquetball Tour at the end of three seasons, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2009-10, and finished in the tour's top 10 for ten consecutive seasons, seventh most all time. He began playing the tour full time in 2003-04, when he reached the US Open semi-finals, made two finals in 2004-05, losing to Cliff Swain and to Jack Huczek, and reached the semi-finals 19 times, including three consecutive US Open semi-finals from 2006 to 2008. He played on Team USA five times and won the world championship in men's doubles with Mike Dennison in 2004.

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Birth Year
1981 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Competition Category
Mixed or Doubles 1
Connections

Competed In

Racquetball World Championships, Competitions
Source Shane Vanderson (Wikipedia)

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Racquetball, Sports
Source Shane Vanderson (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United States

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Source Shane Vanderson (Wikipedia)Lead
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A native of Ohio, Vanderson was known for having one of the best backhands in racquetball
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1. Shane Vanderson (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    Shane Vanderson (born May 26, 1981)
  • Lead, pronoun
    He was ranked 10th at the end of that season
  • Lead
    A native of Ohio, Vanderson was known for having one of the best backhands in racquetball
  • Article, honours and titles
    Vanderson was on Team USA five times, highlighted by winning the World Championship in Men's Doubles
  • Article, events won
    winning the World Championship in Men's Doubles with Mike Dennison in 2004
  • Article, events won, competition category
    Vanderson was a silver medalist in singles at the 2006 World Championships
  • Competed In: Racquetball World Championships, Article, international results
    winning the World Championship in Men's Doubles with Mike Dennison in 2004
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