TORONTO —
Two-time Canadian squash champion Shawn Delierre will be inducted into the Canadian Squash Hall of Fame this spring.
He won 17 titles on the Professional Squash Association tour over his 24-year pro career. Delierre also holds the record for the longest professional men’s singles squash match at 170 minutes.
He won men’s team gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and also represented Canada at three Commonwealth Games and six world team championships.
Squash Canada says the Class of 2026 will also include Viktor Berg, David Pemberton-Smith and Gerald Poulton. The induction ceremony will be held during the April 29-May 2 Canadian senior championships in Vancouver.
Berg won Pan Am men’s singles team gold in 2003 and held the No. 1 spot in the world doubles rankings from 2008-10. He won 30 squash doubles associations titles over his career.
Pemberton-Smith was a hardball singles and doubles competitor who later served as president of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association squash club (now MAA Club Sportif). Poulton won five world masters titles over his career and was a World Squash Federation official for 12 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2026.
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