Kevin Shawcross (3 December 1948 – 3 June 1987) was an Australian professional squash player who was the 1976 world amateur champion and won a world team bronze medal.
Career Born in Lithgow, New South Wales, Shawcross was a world's top 15 player. He represented Australia in the 1976 World Team Squash Championships, where he won a bronze medal.
Shawcross became the World Amateur Champion in 1976 after defeating Dave Scott from South Africa. One year previous he won both the Australian and British Amateur Championships.
He was unusual because he played weighing in at 101 kilograms (16 stone) and was 6 feet 2 inches tall. He died at the early age of 38 following a heart attack.
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