Steve Baddeley
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Country | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1961-03-28) 28 March 1961 (age 63) Brighton, East Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen John Baddeley (born 1961) is an English retired badminton player who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.
Badminton career
Baddeley won the English men's singles title in 1982, 1985, and 1987. He is the only Englishman to win men's singles at the quadrennial British Commonwealth Games and one of only two to win the gold medal in men's singles at the biennial European Badminton Championships (1990).
He represented England and won a gold medal in the team event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In addition he participated in the singles.[1][2]
Four years later he represented England and won double gold in singles and team event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3]
Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Preston, England | ![]() | ||
1990 | Moscow, Soviet Union | ![]() | 11–15, 15–3, 15–7 | ![]() |
Commonwealth Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1986 | Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | 15–8, 15–8 | ![]() |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1985 | India Open | ![]() | 18–17, 15–2 | ![]() |
1985 | English Masters | ![]() | 12–15, 15–11, 11–15 | ![]() |
1986 | Scottish Open | ![]() | 15–18, 15–8, 2–15 | ![]() |
1986 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 15–4, 15–11 | ![]() |
1987 | English Masters | ![]() | 13–15, 18–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
1989 | German Open | ![]() | 6–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1984 | Japan Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1985 | India Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
Management
In 2004 he took over as Director of Sport for Sport England.[4] Steve Baddeley took over from Ged Roddy as Director of Sports for Team Bath at the University of Bath in February 2010.[5]
References
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Stephen Baddeley Leaves BA of E". 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Team Bath". teambath.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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- 1968:
Sture Johnsson (SWE)
- 1970:
Sture Johnsson (SWE)
- 1972:
Wolfgang Bochow (FRG)
- 1974:
Sture Johnsson (SWE)
- 1976:
Flemming Delfs (DEN)
- 1978:
Flemming Delfs (DEN)
- 1980:
Flemming Delfs (DEN)
- 1982:
Jens Peter Nierhoff (DEN)
- 1984:
Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1986:
Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1988:
Darren Hall (ENG)
- 1990:
Steve Baddeley (ENG)
- 1992:
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1994:
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1996:
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1998:
Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2000:
Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2002:
Peter Rasmussen (DEN)
- 2004:
Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2006:
Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2008:
Kenneth Jonassen (DEN)
- 2010:
Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2012:
Marc Zwiebler (GER)
- 2014:
Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN)
- 2016:
Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2017:
Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)
- 2018:
Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2021:
Anders Antonsen (DEN)
- 2022:
Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2024:
Anders Antonsen (DEN)