Chris Coles

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Chris Coles
Personal information
Nickname(s)Chris
Birth nameChristopher Coles
CountryEngland
Born (1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 30)
Bristol, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
CoachJakob Hoi
Pete Jeffery
Julian Robertson
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking39 (MD) 17 April 2014
57 (XD) 9 October 2014
Medal record
BWF profile

Christopher Coles (born 14 July 1992) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at age 6. [1] He did a BTEC at Chippenham College, after year 11. [2] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with Matthew Nottingham. [3]

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Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Holzer
Flag of Germany.svg Max Schwenger
15–21, 21–14, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentOpponentPartnerScoreResult
2011 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Campbell
Flag of Scotland.svg Angus Gilmour
21–19, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012 Swiss International Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham Flag of Poland.svg Adam Cwalina
Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wacha
21–23, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Dutch International Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Moreń
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
13–21, 21–18, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Slovenia International Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Khakimov
Flag of Russia.svg Vasily Kuznetsov
19–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013Welsh International Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robin Middleton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
21–17, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Iceland International Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hall Flag of England.svg Ben Lane
Flag of England.svg Sean Vendy
21–19, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Polish International Flag of England.svg Gregory Mairs Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Ching-yao
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Po-han
16–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentOpponentPartnerScoreResult
2011 Turkiye Open Flag of England.svg Jessica Fletcher Flag of England.svg Ben Stawski
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
19–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Welsh International Flag of England.svg Sophie Brown Flag of Germany.svg Max Weißkirchen
Flag of Germany.svg Eva Janssens
18–21, 21–16, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Hungarian International Flag of England.svg Victoria Williams Flag of Denmark.svg Patrick Buhl
Flag of Denmark.svg Isabella Nielsen
21–19, 11–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Christopher COLES". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. "Chris Coles". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 29 August 2016.