Andy Goode (badminton)

Andy Goode
Personal information
Birth name	Andrew Brian Goode
Country	England
Born	(1960-01-30) 30 January 1960 (age 65) Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   England World Cup 1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles Thomas Cup 1982 London Men's team 1984 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Mixed team 1990 Auckland Mixed team 1986 Edinburgh Mixed doubles 1986 Edinburgh Men's doubles 1990 Auckland Mixed doubles European Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles 1992 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1977 Ta' Qali Boys' singles 1977 Ta' Qali Mixed team
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Andrew Brian Goode (born 30 January 1960) is an English retired badminton player.

Career

At the age of 17, Goode emerged victory in the boys' singles at the 1977 European Junior Championships, and was part of the English winning team at that competition. ^[1]

Goode represented England and won a gold medal in the team event and two silver medals in the men's and mixed doubles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^[2]

In 1990, Goode who won the men's and mixed doubles title at the National Championships, had been left out of the England team for the European Championships in Moscow. ^[3] He later won two more medals in the team event and mixed doubles at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^[4]

He also competed for Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[5] Goode won nine titles at the English National Badminton Championships (1 singles, 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles).

Personal life

He married Joanne Wright, an English badminton player who was five times National doubles champion. ^[6] They have three children named Jack, Molly, and Harry. ^{[7] [8]}

Achievements

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Gillian Gowers	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	6–15, 12–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Nigel Tier	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	8–15, 5–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Fiona Elliott	Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey	7–15, 5–15	Silver
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Gillian Clark	Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers	Walkover	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Ray Stevens	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	8–15, 4–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	RAF Ta Kali hangar, Ta' Qali, Malta	Kevin Jolly	Walkover	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	English Masters	Nigel Tier	Chen Kang Zhang Qingwu	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1991	Swiss Open	Chris Hunt	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Stellan Österberg	10–15, 14–18	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Dutch Open	Fiona Elliott	Anders Nielsen Gillian Gowers	15–8, 10–15, 15–5	Winner
1986	Hong Kong Open	Fiona Elliott	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1986	Scottish Open	Fiona Elliott	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	9–15, 15–3, 15–8	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Fiona Elliott	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	14–18, 14–18	Runner-up
1987	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Fiona Elliott	Henrik Svarrer Dorte Kjær	17–16, 9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1987	Canadian Open	Gillian Gowers	Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young	3–15, 15–11, 15–5	Winner
1988	Chinese Taipei Open	Gillian Gowers	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–7, 15–13	Winner
1988	Grand Prix Finals	Gillian Gowers	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Bell's Open	Kevin Jolly	15–9, 18–14	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Scottish Open	Gerry Asquith	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1983	Bell's Open	Darrell Roebuck	Nigel Tier Duncan Bridge	8–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1984	Victor Cup	Nigel Tier	Dipak Tailor Chris Dobson	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Nigel Tier	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1986	Bell's Open	Miles Johnson	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	12–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1987	Swiss Open	Billy Gilliland	Alex Meijer Pierre Pelupessy	15–4, 15–6	Winner
1987	Bell's Open	Miles Johnson	Mike Brown Richard Outterside	6–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1988	Bell's Open	Miles Johnson	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1989	Bell's Open	Mike Brown	Andrew Fairhurst Chris Hunt	15–17, 15–10, 13–18	Runner-up
1991	Portugal International	Glen Milton	Chris Hunt Simon Archer	15–7, 2–15, 15–10	Winner
1991	Wimbledon Open	Chris Hunt	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Irish International	Chris Hunt	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	5–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1991	Spanish International	Chris Hunt	Ricardo Fernandes Fernando Silva	15–4, 15–3	Winner
1992	Austrian International	Chris Hunt	Michael Keck Robert Neumann	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Chris Hunt	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1992	Wimbledon Open	Chris Hunt	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	8–15, 4–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Bell's Open	Fiona Elliott	Billy Gilliland Helen Troke	4–15, 15–11, 17–15	Winner
1987	Bell's Open	Fiona Elliott	Mike Brown Sara Halsall	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1988	Bell's Open	Gillian Gowers	Mike Brown Jillian Wallwork	15–4, 15–7	Winner
1989	Bell's Open	Karen Chapman	Miles Johnson Cheryl Johnson	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1991	French Open	Cheryl Johnson	Michael Keck Anne-Katrin Seid	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1991	Portugal International	Heidi Bender	Chris Hunt Tracy Dineen	10–15, 15–2, 12–15	Runner-up
1991	Wimbledon Open	Gillian Gowers	Andrey Antropov Irina Serova	15–4, 15–0	Winner
1991	Welsh International	Joanne Wright	Chris Hunt Karen Chapman	18–17, 15–4	Winner
1991	Spanish International	Gillian Clark	David Serrano Esther Sanz	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1992	Portugal International	Joanne Wright	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Andrievskaya	15–3, 15–10	Winner

Open Tournament

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Scottish Open			Winner
1979	French Open			Winner
1981	Scottish Open	Nick Yates	15–7, 11–15, 2–15	Winner
1981	Irish Open	Rob Ridder	15–11, 15–12	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	French Open	Richard Purser	John Taylor Colin Bell		Winner
1981	Scottish Open	Gary Scott	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	3–15, 15–7, 18–16	Winner
1981	Irish Open	Gary Scott	Gerry Asquith Dipak Tailor	9–15, 15–10, 15–4	Winner
1981	Dutch Open	Mike Tredgett	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1981	French Open	Steve Baddeley	Norman Goode Nigel Tier		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Gillian Clark	Kenneth Larsen Charlotte Pilgaard	15–9, 15–6	Winner
1981	Irish Open	Diane Simpson	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	17–18, 15–9, 9–15	Runner-up

References

1. Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (May 1977). "English win five junior European titles: Many future stars show their mettle in Malta" (PDF). World Badminton (29 ed.). p. 6–7. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Not Goode enough for England team". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 20 March 1990. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
5. "Profile". Olympic.org.
6. "Facts and Records" (PDF). Badminton England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
7. "Goode times for Jo". The Argus. 21 September 2000.
8. "Sponsored Player Update Jo Goode". Ashaway UK. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

External links

• Andy Goode at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Andy Goode at BWF Badminton.com
• Andy Goode at Olympedia
• Andy Goode at Olympics.com
• Andy Goode at Team GB
• Andy Goode at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)