Rocky Carson
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Carson at 2006 World Championships
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 21, 1979 Newport Beach, California |
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| Residence | Ladera Ranch, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Racquetball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Saddleback College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | No. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rocky Carson (born May 21, 1979) is an American professional racquetball player. Carson is the current Men's Singles World Champion, a title he won for a 5th time in 2016, which is an International Racquetball Federation (IRF) career record, and current Pan Am Games Champion in Men's Singles. Carson was the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) at the end of the 2007-08 season., and finished ranked 2nd at the end of the 2015–16 season. A California native, Carson developed his game outdoors, and is known for an unorthodox game style that makes his opponents do the work. In 2008, he became the first man to hold the World Outdoor Championship, International Racquetball Federation (IRF; indoor) World Championship, and US Open titles simultaneously.
Carson has won 24 IRT tournaments in his career, good for 6th all time, with the highlight being the 2007 US Open Racquetball Championship. He began to play the pro tour seriously in 1998–99, and won his first tournament in the 2002-03 season. Prior to the 2007-08 season Carson had only won 3 tournaments, but that was his breakout season, as he won 7 tournaments including the US Open and finished the season as the #1 IRT player.
Carson's four gold medals in Men's Singles at the 2016,2014,2012,2010 and 2008 World Championships is the most ever for a man, two more than Jack Huczek. Previously at Worlds, Carson was the silver medalist in 2000, and a bronze medalist in 2004 and 1998.
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