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'''Corey Osborne''' (born July 28, 1969) is a Canadian racquetball player from Penetanguishene, Ontario. Osborne is a former Canadian Champion in singles in 2005 and doubles (with François Viens in 2003).

== International career ==

Osborne has made 4 appearances on Team Canada, and reached the podium on 3 of those occasions<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racquetball.ca/articles.asp?articleID=926 |title=Racquetball Canada Team History |author= |date= |publisher=Racquetball Canada |accessdate=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425235122/http://www.racquetball.ca/articles.asp?articleID=926 |archive-date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> including at the 2003 Pan Am Games, when he earned a bronze medal in doubles with partner François Viens.

Osborne has played singles for Canada twice and medalled each time. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 Pan American Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador, where he lost the final to fellow Canadian Brian Istace, 15-13, 11-15, 11-7,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2004/cdn_res_2004e.html |title=Team Record |author=Racquetball Canada |publisher=Racquetball Canada |accessdate=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828030230/http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2004/cdn_res_2004e.html |archivedate=28 August 2011 }}</ref> and a bronze medal at the 2005 Pan American Championships in Caracas, Venezuela, where he lost to American Jack Huczek in the semi-finals, 15-1, 15-6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2005/cdn_res_2005e.html |title=Team Record |author=Racquetball Canada |publisher=Racquetball Canada |accessdate=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404173313/http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2005/cdn_res_2005e.html |archive-date=4 April 2005 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Osborne's first appearance for Canada was at the 2003 Pan American Championships in Santo Dominigo, Dominican Republic, when he played doubles with Tom O'Brien. They lost to Bolivians Ricardo Monroy and Santiago Canedo in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2003/cdn_res_2003e.html |title=Team Record |author=Racquetball Canada |publisher=Racquetball Canada |accessdate=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828030355/http://www.racquetball.ca/en/tournaments/toa/2003/cdn_res_2003e.html |archive-date=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Canadian career ==

Osborne won the 2005 Canadian National Championship in singles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racquetball.ca/articles.asp?articleID=1835 |title=Racquetball Canada Team History |author= |date= |publisher=Racquetball Canada |accessdate=16 June 2012 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205051924/http://www.racquetball.ca/articles.asp?articleID=1835 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also National Champion in doubles in 2003 with partner François Viens,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=46 |title=Press Release |author=Racquetball Canada |date= |publisher=SIRC |accessdate=16 June 2012 |archive-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526032642/http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=46 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Osborne also finished 2nd in singles that year, losing to Mike Green, in a tie-breaker 15-3, 11-15, 11-5.

At the 2011 Canadian National Championships, Osborne was runner up in doubles with Francis Guillemette, as they lost the final to Green and Kris Odegard, 15-9, 15-6.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=40351 |title=Press Release |author=Racquetball Canada |date= |publisher=SIRC |accessdate=16 June 2012 |archive-date=7 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507144124/http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=40351 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal==

Osborne is married and has one son, Kaleb, who also plays racquetball.

In 2008, Osborne was selected for the Midland Sports Hall of Fame in Midland, Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.racquetballontario.ca/Racquetball_Ontario/Blog/Entries/2008/9/28_corey_osborne_inducted_into_sports_hall_of_fame.html |title=Corey osborne inducted into sports hall of fame |access-date=2012-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133616/http://www.racquetballontario.ca/Racquetball_Ontario/Blog/Entries/2008/9/28_corey_osborne_inducted_into_sports_hall_of_fame.html |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.midlandonsportshalloffame.com/corey-osborne.html |title=Corey Osborne - Midland Ontario Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=2014-07-03 |archive-date=2015-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403163025/http://www.midlandonsportshalloffame.com/corey-osborne.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==

* List of racquetball players

=== References ===

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Corey}} Category:Canadian racquetball players Category:Sportspeople from Penetanguishene Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in racquetball Category:Racquetball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games