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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1966 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alastair Morrison Gatt (born 3 March 1966) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Gatt born in 1966, was from Aberdeen and was a solicitor by profession. [2] He represented Scotland at international level [3] and attended his first major tournament for his nation at the 1992 Thomas Cup. [4]
In 1992 he formed a new doubles partnership with Gordon Haldane [5] and two years later in 1994 doubled up with Russell Hogg. [6] In 1996, he partnered up with Craig Robertson and it was this doubles team that gained success, winning their first Scottish National Badminton Championships in 1996. [7]
Gatt subsequently represented the Scottish team [8] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the badminton events. [9] [10]
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he once again partnered Craig Robertson in the doubles [11] and won a mixed team bronze medal. [12]
He won three more doubles titles (two with Robertson) at the National Badminton Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2003. [13]
