Alexander Dunn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bellshill, Scotland | 13 September 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ingo Kindervater Robert Blair Andy Bowman Keith Turnbull Jamie Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 22 (MD with Adam Hall 24 January 2023) 82 (XD with Ciara Torrance 20 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 27 (MD with Adam Hall) 189 (XD with Ciara Torrance) (26 September 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Alexander Dunn (born 13 September 1998) is a Scottish badminton player. Born in Bellshill, Dunn started playing badminton at aged seven, and joined the national team in 2009. [1] [2] He won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his partner Adam Hall, also the silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Eleanor O'Donnell in 2017. [3] [4] He competed at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5] [6] [7]
Dunn educated sport and physical activity at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow. [5] At the age of 13, he was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1. [7]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Adam Hall | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 13–21, 21–16, 10–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Adam Hall | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel | 17–21, 16–21 | Silver |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland | Adam Hall | Alexander Bond Joel Eipe | 17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Eleanor O'Donnell | Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova | 16–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Polish Open | Adam Hall | Łukasz Moreń Wojciech Szkudlarczyk | 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Irish Open | Adam Hall | Joshua Magee Sam Magee | 21–15, 6–21, 21–10 | Winner |
2017 | Turkey International | Adam Hall | Mikkel Stoffersen Mathias Thyrri | 21–14, 21–9 | Winner |
2018 | Iceland International | Adam Hall | Nicklas Mathiasen Mikkel Stoffersen | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
2019 | Irish Open | Adam Hall | Jones Ralfy Jansen Peter Käsbauer | 19–21, 21–17, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Scottish Open | Adam Hall | Jeppe Bay Mikkel Mikkelsen | 21–10, 21–17 | Winner |
2020 | Austrian Open | Adam Hall | Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Welsh International | Ciara Torrance | Matthew Clare Hope Warner | 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner |
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