Charles Noakes

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Charles Noakes
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Personal information
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)
Sidcup, England
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking3 (MS 24 April 2024)
1 (MD with Fabien Morat 10 November 2022)
10 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj 21 August 2023)
Current ranking3 (MS)
11 (MD with Lee Dae-sung)
12 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Men's singles
European Para Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles

Charles Noakes (born 19 August 1997) is a French para-badminton player. [1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the finals of the men's singles SH6 event and won gold after defeating Krysten Coombs of Great Britain. [2] [3]

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Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles SH6

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Krysten Coombs 21–19, 21–13 Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold

European Para Championships

Men's singles SH6

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Shephard 21–23, 21–17, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [4] [5]

Men's singles SL4

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Tavares 21–15, 16–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chu Man Kai 21–23, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Tavares22–20, 19–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chu Man Kai26–24, 16–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chu Man Kai16–21, 6–11 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles SH6

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of France.svg Fabien Morat Flag of India.svg Dhinagaran Pandurangan
Flag of India.svg Sivarajan Solaimalai
16–21, 22–20, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of France.svg Fabien Morat Flag of Peru.svg Nilton Quispe
Flag of Peru.svg Héctor Salva
21–12, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Fabien Morat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Kendrick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wyatt Lightfoot
21–10, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Fabien Morat Flag of Thailand.svg Natthapong Meechai
Flag of Thailand.svg Bunthan Yaemmali
19–21, 21–17, 21–16Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chu Man Kai
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Yim
12–21, 10–21
Flag of India.svg Dhinagaran Pandurangan
Flag of India.svg Sivarajan Solaimalai
22–20, 21–15

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles SH6

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Morat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Naili
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luo Guangliang
20–22, 22–20, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Brazil.svg Dheyvid Bisto
Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Dellafina
21–5, 21–3
Flag of the United States.svg Miles Krajewski
Flag of Peru.svg Héctor Salva
21–19, 21–19
2020Peru Para Badminton International Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Morat Flag of the United States.svg Miles Krajewski
Flag of Peru.svg Héctor Salva
22–20, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Ukraine.svg Nina Kozlova Flag of Peru.svg Héctor Salva
Flag of Poland.svg Daria Bujnicka
21–17, 21–14Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Mekhdiev
Flag of Russia.svg Uliana Podpalnaya
21–8, 21–17
Flag of France.svg Fabien Morat
Flag of Poland.svg Oliwia Szmigiel
16–21, 10–21

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References

  1. "Noakes Charles". Paris 2024 Paralympics .
  2. "Charles Noakes en finale du tournoi de badminton aux Paralympiques" [Charles Noakes reaches final of Paralympic badminton tournament]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 September 2024.
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