{{Short description|English squash player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox squash player | name = Steve Meads | image = | image_size = | caption = | country = {{ENG}} | birth_date = Q2. 1970 | birth_place = Reading, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | turnedpro = | retired = November 2003 | plays = Right-handed | coach = | racquet = | event = | highest_ranking = No. 11 | date_of_highest_ranking = November 1995 | titles = 10 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's squash}} {{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}} {{MedalCompetition | European Team Championships}} {{MedalGold | 1994 Zoetermeer | Team}} {{MedalGold | 1996 Amsterdam | Team}} {{MedalGold | 1997 Odense | Team}} }}
'''Stephen Andrew Meads''' (born Q2. 1970) is an English former professional squash player. He reached a career high ranking of 11 in the world during November 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player/816-stephen-meads |title=Stephen Meads (England) |website=Squash Info |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
== Biography == Meads born in Reading, England, represented Berkshire at county level and was selected for the British U16 team in 1986, a year that he also won the U16 British Open.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19860103/163/0015 |title=Meads for England |work=Reading Evening Post |date=3 January 1986 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> He became a resident professional at the Sindleshams Squash Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003584/19880114/021/0021 |title=Surprise win from Steve |work=Bracknell Times |date=14 January 1988 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
Meads was a member of the England men's national squash team that won the gold medal at the European Squash Team Championships in 1994, 1996 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://intersportstats.com/competition_types/292 |title=European Team Squash Championships |website=InterSportStats |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.squashinfo.com/history/100/mens/european-team-championship |title=Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events) |website=Squash Info |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
In 1995, Meads became British national champion after defeating Nick Taylor in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalsquashchamps.net/history |title=History - British National Squash Champions 1974-2021 |website=British National Squash Championships |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> In November of the same year he reached his highest world ranking of 11, following a final appearance in the Calcutta Classic and a quarter final appearance at the British Open.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003561/19951109/024/0024 |title=Meads climbs to 11 in World squash list |work=Wokingham Times |date=9 November 1995 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
Meads coached the Hong Kong national team and as of 2021 coached at the Wellinton College and St Georges Hill tennis and Squash Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stghltc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Squash-Pro-Profiles-STEVE-MEADS.pdf |title=Steve Meads |website=British National Squash Championships |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
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